Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	good_a	parent_n	8,441	5	9.0620	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81282	The case of peoples duty in living under a scandalous minister, stated and resolved		1684 (1684)	Wing C965; ESTC R229514	12,032	23

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