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	world_n	3,752	5	4.4423	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53329	A sermon preached at the assizes held for the county-palatine of Chester the 11th day of April, 1699 by John Oliver.	Oliver, John, d. 1730.	1699 (1699)	Wing O279; ESTC R38155	9,550	26

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