Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	call_v	herb_n	hot_a	2,000	5	8.1908	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18770	[Tabacco]	Chute, Anthony, d. 1595?	1595 (1595)	STC 5262.5; ESTC S292	14,914	61

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