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spirit_n life_n light_n soul_n 6,880 5 5.1250 4 false
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A44763 The vision, or, A dialog between the soul and the bodie fancied in a morning-dream. Howell, James, 1594?-1666. 1651 (1651) Wing H3127; ESTC R11503 50,341 190

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