Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	dram_n	half_a	ounce_n	2,026	5	9.7827	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47218	A brief treatise of the nature, causes, signes, preservation from, and cure of the pestilence collected by W. Kemp ...	Kemp, W. (William)	1665 (1665)	Wing K260; ESTC R6407	54,200	102

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