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
A56790	The Bishops looking-glasse, or, The Clergies prospective vvherein they may cleerly see themselves in their persons, offices, in their lives and conversations : laid open by way of inquisition, by the following discourse / by R. P.	R. P.	1641 (1641)	Wing P96; ESTC R3364	5,230	8

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kingdom_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a no_o person_n be_v he_o never_o so_o high_a in_o authority_n never_o so_o great_a in_o honour_n and_o dignity_n never_o so_o well_o favour_v and_o belove_a either_o of_o his_o prince_n or_o the_o people_n of_o never_o so_o holy_a a_o function_n and_o profession_n be_v he_o of_o never_o so_o politic_a and_o subtle_a a_o wit_n and_o understanding_n be_v he_o never_o so_o private_a in_o his_o action_n and_o design_n but_o will_v he_o will_z he_o he_o must_v view_v himself_o and_o be_v view_v in_o this_o glass_n if_o he_o be_v within_o the_o circuit_n and_o compass_n thereof_o and_o thus_o much_o shall_v serve_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o power_n of_o this_o prospective_n 2_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o willing_a spectator_n that_o present_v themselves_o to_o the_o view_n thereof_o in_o which_o i_o observe_v these_o particular_n 1_o such_o person_n as_o by_o command_n from_o the_o king_n present_v themselves_o cheerful_o to_o his_o 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