Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	know_v	lord_n	see_v	7,565	5	3.3975	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39710	Epigrams of all sorts, made at divers times on several occasions by Richard Flecknoe.	Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678?	1670 (1670)	Wing F1218; ESTC R2060	35,420	122

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to_o name_v one_o self_n without_o on_o these_o word_n deo_fw-la service_n regnare_fw-la est_fw-la hark_v all_o who_o just_a like_o tantalus_n starve_v whilst_o you_o in_o vain_a for_o worldly_a greatness_n serve_v and_o know_v that_o all_o this_o world_n be_v but_o a_o cheat_n and_o how_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o that_o be_v true_o gyeat_a but_o if_o indeed_o true_a greatness_n thou_o do_v love_n it_o be_v only_a to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o world_n above_o and_o to_o serve_v god_n whilst_o in_o this_o world_n we_o be_v here_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o arrive_v unto_o it_o there_o know_v then_o the_o only_a true_a ambition_n be_v for_o to_o serve_v almighty_a god_n alone_o for_o who_o serve_v other_o be_v but_o slavish_a thing_n but_o it_o be_v to_o reign_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o king_n on_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o weep_a magdalen_n be_v as_o well_o as_o nature_n can_v have_v make_v a_o speak_v if_o it_o will_v as_o well_o as_o weep_a magdalen_n but_o that_o it_o 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