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	law_n	moral_a	1,736	5	9.5201	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97106	Some observations on the late dangerous petition presented to the House of Commons, September 11. 1648.	Walwyn, William, 1600-1681, attributed name.	1648 (1648)	Wing W691C; Thomason E464_19; Thomason E464_19*; ESTC R203707	20,999	28

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