Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	good_a	great_a	honour_n	3,688	5	5.7936	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60386	A sermon preached before the King at Mont-St.-Andre-Camp, June 29, 1694 by James Smalwood ...	Smalwood, James, d. 1719.	1695 (1695)	Wing S4007; ESTC R10098	13,536	42

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that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o your_o grace_n do_v i_o the_o honour_n that_o i_o shall_v appear_v before_o so_o great_a a_o prince_n but_o that_o i_o must_v likewise_o lay_v my_o infirmity_n and_o imperfection_n at_o your_o door_n now_o in_o public_a it_o be_v indeed_o a_o inconvenience_n that_o great_a and_o good_a man_n sometime_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o even_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o virtue_n when_o they_o can_v show_v a_o favour_n or_o do_v a_o act_n of_o generosity_n but_o oftentimes_o it_o be_v return_v with_o troublesome_a and_o impertinent_a acknowledgement_n or_o else_o their_o patronage_n must_v be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o screen_n the_o weakness_n and_o defect_n of_o their_o client_n however_o my_o lord_n though_o the_o workmanship_n of_o this_o discourse_n may_v be_v but_o slight_a and_o ordinary_a yet_o the_o foundation_n and_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v firm_a and_o strong_a and_o this_o advantage_n my_o pen_n have_v that_o it_o be_v engage_v in_o 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