Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	great_a	lord_n	3,227	5	3.8203	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66335	A sermon preach'd before the honourable House of Commons, at St. Margaret's Westminster June 5th. 1689 being the fast day appointed by the King and Queen's proclamation, to implore the blessing of Almighty God upon Their Majesties forces by sea and land, and success in the war, now declared, against the French King / by William Wake ...	Wake, William, 1657-1737.	1689 (1689)	Wing W263; ESTC R4808	16,657	42

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