Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	allegiance_n	king_n	lord_n	1,610	5	4.1823	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46957	Notes upon the Phœnix edition of the Pastoral letter Part I / by Samvel Johnson.	Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.	1694 (1694)	Wing J835; ESTC R11877	45,073	120

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