Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	heart_n	holy_a	soul_n	2,522	5	4.8207	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03520	Great news from the English fleet: or, The seamens apology for adhering to His Highness the Prince of Orange in defence of the Protestant religion.		1688 (1688)	Wing G1735; ESTC R225424	1,065	2

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