Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	charge_n	disorder_n	great_a	18	3	2.0863	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32740	The history of the grand visiers, Mahomet and Achmet Coprogli, of the three last grand signiors, their Sultana's and chief favourites, with the most secret intrigues of the seraglio besides several other particulars of the wars of Dalmatia, Transylvania, Hungary, Candia, and Poland / Englished by John Evelyn, Junior.; Histoire des grands vizirs Mahomet Caprogli-pacha et Achmet Caprogli-pacha. English	Chassepol, François de, 17th cent.; Evelyn, John, 1655-1699.	1677 (1677)	Wing C3728; ESTC R3682	112,730	299

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