Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	death_n	life_n	sin_n	4,287	5	4.7893	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20834	Peirs Gaueston Earle of Cornvvall His life, death, and fortune.	Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.	1594 (1594)	STC 7214; ESTC S105408	27,911	79

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