Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	husband_n	marriage_n	wife_n	3,594	5	7.6210	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64606	Epigrams, divine and moral by Sir Thomas Vrchard, Knight.	Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing U135; ESTC R7441	21,116	70

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the_o good_a be_v bring_v at_o under_o for_o wheresoever_o vice_n be_v most_o respect_a the_o great_a virtue_n be_v the_o more_o reject_v 39_o when_o a_o true_a friend_n may_v be_v best_a know_v as_o the_o glowworm_n shine_v bright_a in_o the_o dark_a and_o frankincense_n smell_v sweet_a in_o the_o fire_n so_o cross_a adventure_n make_v we_o best_o remark_n a_o sincere_a friend_n from_o a_o dissemble_a liar_n for_o some_o be_v friend_n to_o our_o prosperity_n and_o not_o to_o we_o when_o it_o fail_v they_o decay_n 40._o the_o duty_n of_o a_o husband_n to_o his_o wife_n though_o he_o be_v head_n he_o must_v not_o tyrannize_v over_o his_o mate_n in_o sacred_a bond_n of_o marriage_n for_o in_o the_o head_n the_o wit_n and_o judgement_n be_v and_o therefore_o he_o with_o a_o judicious_a carriage_n shall_v towards_o she_o behave_v himself_o respect_v she_o instruct_v she_o love_v she_o and_o from_o harm_n protect_v she_o 41._o concerning_o those_o who_o marry_v for_o beauty_n and_o wealth_n 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