Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	body_n	soul_n	time_n	1,212	5	3.5505	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65787	The grounds of obedience and government by Thomas White ...	White, Thomas, 1593-1676.	1655 (1655)	Wing W1827; ESTC R19669	52,667	200

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