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	see_v	world_n	1,751	5	4.3715	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48392	The life and death of James commonly called Collonel Turner executed at Lime-street end Ianua[ry] the 21. 1663. for a burglary and fellony committed in the house of Mr. Francis Tryon of Limestreet, Merchant. Licensed and entred.	Turner, James, d. 1664.	1663 (1663)	Wing L1997; ESTC R218960	19,746	43

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