Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	bind_v	good_a	law_n	1,145	5	4.7032	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01085	Eirenopolis: = the citie of peace Surueyed and commended to all Christians. By Tho. Adams.	Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.	1622 (1622)	STC 112; ESTC S115261	32,650	192

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