Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	knowledge_n	young_a	youth_n	30	3	7.5975	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90696	Two sermons preached in the Tovver. The former, on Sunday the 30. day of Ianuary. 1641. The later, on Sunday the 24. day of April. 1642. By the Bishop of Bath and Wells.	Piers, William, 1580-1670.; W. D.	1642 (1642)	Wing P2211; Thomason E155_21; ESTC R23322	31,288	88

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