Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	advantage_n	good_a	great_a	806	5	2.4173	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39283	The fifth sermon preach'd before the King and Queen in Their Majesties chappel at St. James's upon the feast of S. Francis Sales, Jan. 29, 1685/6 by Ph. Ellis.	Ellis, Philip, 1652-1726.	1686 (1686)	Wing E594; ESTC R24954	9,315	32

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