Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	action_n	good_a	reason_n	1,040	5	4.7325	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14795	Spare-minutes: or resolved meditations and premeditated resolutions. Written by A.W.	Warwick, Arthur, 1604?-1633.	1634 (1634)	STC 25096; ESTC S102697	27,998	212

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