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	think_v	822	5	4.1236	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68225	The vvhipping of the satyre	W. I., fl. 1601.; Weever, John, 1576-1632, attributed name.; Ingram, William, d. 1623, attributed name.	1601 (1601)	STC 14071; ESTC S109068	21,201	96

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