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	soul_n	1,118	5	4.7413	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07075	The metamorphosis of Pigmalions image And certaine satyres.	Marston, John, 1575?-1634.	1598 (1598)	STC 17482; ESTC S109897	16,578	90

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