Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	lord_n	word_n	2,731	5	3.9297	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47509	The glorious lover a divine poem upon the adorable mystery of sinners redemption / by B.K., author of War with the Devil.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1679 (1679)	Wing K64; ESTC R18445	124,674	294

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