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	owe_v	servant_n	1,002	5	6.9749	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68674	Gesta romanorum; Gesta Romanorum. English.		1510 (1510)	STC 21286.3; ESTC S4864	107,969	170

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by_o he_o may_v see_v both_o the_o grevaunce_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o teching_n of_o virtue_n and_o putting_a away_o of_o vice_n the_o stuarde_n that_o styre_v she_o to_o sin_n /_o be_v not_o else_o but_o pride_n of_o life_n which_o be_v stuarde_n of_o this_o world_n /_o by_o who_o many_o man_n be_v deceyve_v but_o when_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v so_o well-beloved_a with_o cryst_n will_v not_o consent_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o pride_n /_o than_o take_v this_o evil_a stywarde_a the_o knife_n of_o covetyse_n where_o with_o he_o slee_v the_o earl_n daughter_n /_o y●_z be_v to_o say_v concyence_n accord_v to_o the_o scrypture_n sa_v thus_o gold_n and_o silver_n have_v blind_v the_o eye_n of_o juges_fw-la and_o have_v overthrow_v wise_a man_n so_o that_o equyte_v and_o right_a wysnes_n may_v entre_fw-fr but_z stand_v a_o far_o and_o torn_v their_o back_n this_o lady_n also_o buy_v a_o man_n from_o hang_a that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o everla_a death_n which_o have_v deserve_v 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answer_v and_o say_v my_o lord_n you_o shall_v right_a well_o understonde_v y●_z truth_n for_o to_o morrow_n next_o when_o he_o serve_v you_o of_o your_o cup_n you_o shall_v see_v that_o he_o shall_v tear_v away_o his_o face_n from_o you_o by_o cause_n of_o your_o brethe_o /_o and_o this_o be_v the_o moost_n veray_fw-fr prefe_n that_o may_v be_v have_v of_o this_o thing_n for_o soth●_n say_v the_o emperor_n a_o true_a proof_n can_v not_o be_v have_v of_o this_o thing_n /_o wherefore_o anon_o when_o the_o stuarde_n hear_v this_o /_o he_z go_v to_o fuigencius_n and_o take_v he_o a_o side_n sa_v thus_o dear_a friend_n thou_o be_v my_o kynnesman_n /_o and_z nevewe_a to_o my_o lord_n the_o emperor_n /_o therefore_o if_o thou_o wylte_n con_v i_o thank_v i_o will_v tell_v the_o of_o the_o vice_n whereof_o my_o lord_n complain_v oft_o and_o thynk_v to_o put_v the_o from_o he_o but_o if_o it_o be_v rather_o amend_v and_o that_o may_v be_v great_a reprefe_n to_o the._n thenne_n say_v this_o 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