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
A26808	The soveraign and final happiness of man with the effectual means to obtain it by William Bates ...	Bates, William, 1625-1699.	1680 (1680)	Wing B1126; ESTC R2589	110,196	278

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