Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	command_v	law_n	nature_n	1,904	5	5.8658	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50967	The minister's reasons for his not reading the kings declaration, friendly debated by a dissenter.	Dissenter.	1688 (1688)	Wing M2195; ESTC R10242	25,456	24

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