Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	keep_v	peace_n	unity_n	7,015	5	8.9407	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95894	The picture of Independency lively (yet lovingly) delineated. By John Vicars.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1645 (1645)	Wing V322; Thomason E273_11; ESTC R212169	12,106	16

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