Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	king_n	say_a	sovereign_a	980	5	9.4714	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92405	Remarques upon the new project of association: In a letter to a friend.	Paterson, William, 1658-1719.	1681 (1681)	Wing R949B; ESTC R182616	10,538	17

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the_o total_a extinction_n of_o king_n and_o government_n imprimatur_fw-la william_n paterson_n december_n 20._o 1681._o edinburgh_n reprint_v by_o david_n lindsay_n 1681._o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la