Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	law_n	life_n	sin_n	22,698	5	5.7840	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35299	Thyestes a tragedy acted at the Theatre-Royal by Their Majesties servants / written by Mr. Crown.	Crown, Mr. (John), 1640?-1712.; Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Thyestes.	1681 (1681)	Wing C7408; ESTC R7604	34,190	68

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