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	holy_a	time_n	5,790	5	4.7273	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66486	The excellency of wisdom, disclosing it self in the virtues of a good life recommended to the natives of Warwick-shire, in a sermon preached to them on their anniversary feast-day, in London, Nov. 30th, 1675 / by Thomas Willis ...	Willis, Thomas, 1619 or 20-1692.	1676 (1676)	Wing W2817; ESTC R18944	22,000	50

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occasion_n who_o have_v all_o design_v your_o advance_n in_o virtue_n that_o you_o may_v become_v excellent_a person_n and_o true_o honourable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n himself_o all_o that_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n as_o those_o three_o young_a man_n who_o contend_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o utter_v the_o wise_a sentence_n before_o k._n darius_n 3._o darius_n esdr_n 3._o have_v endeavour_v to_o recommend_v to_o you_o that_o virtue_n which_o will_v render_v you_o the_o worthy_n of_o your_o country_n the_o most_o accomplish_a person_n for_o excellency_n and_o goodness_n after_o they_o all_o i_o come_v forth_o this_o day_n and_o tell_v your_o every_o one_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n wisdom_n be_v the_o principal_a thing_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v i._o a_o encomium_n of_o wisdom_n she_o be_v commend_v to_o we_o as_o the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o thing_n wisdom_n be_v the_o 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