Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	king_n	subject_n	2,457	5	6.6055	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50336	The lawfulness of taking the new oaths asserted	Maurice, Henry, 1648-1691.	1689 (1689)	Wing M1364; ESTC R16133	6,567	16

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