Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	action_n	good_a	law_n	1,011	5	4.8972	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65693	The conspiracy, or, The change of government a tragedy acted at His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorks Theatre / written by Mr. Whitaker.	Whitaker, Mr. (William), fl. 1680.; Ravenscroft, Edward, 1654?-1707.	1680 (1680)	Wing W1716; ESTC R20420	35,365	60

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