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
B08404	[A Brief account of some choice & famous medicines]	B. R.	1676 (1676)	Wing B158; ESTC R170413	16,312	32

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