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	obligation_n	1,168	5	9.4651	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67513	Modern religion and ancient loyalty a dialogue.	Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.	1699 (1699)	Wing W747; ESTC R15113	5,591	18

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