Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	draw_v	iron_n	loadstone_n	1,525	5	13.0457	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18843	The familiar epistles of M.T. Cicero Englished and conferred with the: French Italian and other translations; Epistolae ad familiares. English	Cicero, Marcus Tullius.; Webbe, Joseph.	1620 (1620)	STC 5305; ESTC S107976	375,357	1,062

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grea●_n satisfaction_n and_o i_o pray_v you_o from_o this_o time_n forward_o when_o you_o have_v any_o occasion_n to_o write_v home_o to_o be_v mindful_a of_o my_o business_n every_o man_n that_o come_v unto_o you_o shall_v if_o i_o know_v thereof_o bring_v letter_n from_o i_o farewell_n cicero_z to_z caius_z cassius_z epist._n 18._o the_o letter_n shall_v have_v be_v long_o but_o that_o the_o messenger_n require_v it_o of_o i_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o his_o departure_n and_o yet_o long_o if_o i_o have_v delight_v in_o fable_n for_o matter_n of_o moment_n can_v be_v write_v of_o without_o danger_n you_o will_v say_v we_o may_v be_v pleasant_a among_o ourselves_o and_o salute_v one_o another_o with_o letter_n of_o recreation_n in_o troth_n very_o hardly_o why_o what_o shall_v we_o then_o do_v do_v we_o what_o we_o will_v there_o be_v no_o wander_v for_o we_o out_o of_o the_o path_n of_o misery_n but_o you_o will_v ask_v i_o what_o be_v become_v then_o of_o philosophy_n where_o 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sword_n base_o laugh_v at_o us._n if_o you_o love_v i_o write_v unto_o i_o oh_o how_o glad_a i_o will_v be_v you_o do_v but_o assure_v i_o whither_o you_o read_v this_o letter_n with_o a_o troubled_a mind_n or_o a_o disburden_v for_o a●●he_v same_o instant_n i_o shall_v come_v to_o know_v what_o resolution_n to_o undertake_v in_o my_o own_o occurrent_n to_o avoid_v prolixity_n i_o will_v bid_v you_o farewell_n and_o as_o you_o love_v i_o love_v i_o if_o caesar_n vanquish_v look_v for_o i_o present_o farewell_n cicero_z to_z caius_z trebonius_z epist._n 20._o i_o have_v commend_v my_o orator_n for_o so_o i_o style_v he_o to_o your_o sabinus_n who_o i_o shall_v every_o way_n think_v well_o of_o for_o his_o nation_n sake_n have_v he_o not_o also_o usurp_v their_o liberty_n which_o hunt_v