Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	father_n	israel_n	tribe_n	4,559	5	10.6477	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06341	The prouerbes of the noble and woorthy souldier Sir Iames Lopez de Mendoza Marques of Santillana with the paraphrase of D. Peter Diaz of Toledo: wherin is contained whatsoeuer is necessarie to the leading of an honest and vertuous life. Translated out of Spanishe by Barnabe Googe.; Proverbios. English	Santillana, Iñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de, 1398-1458.; Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594.; Pedro, de Toledo, Bishop of Málaga, d. 1499.	1579 (1579)	STC 16809; ESTC S108829	87,267	250

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choose_v for_o thy_o friend_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v find_v he_o to_o be_v meet_a for_o thy_o friendship_n commit_v all_o thy_o do_n and_o all_o thy_o device_n unto_o he_o and_o be_v as_o bold_a of_o he_o as_o of_o thyself_o with_o thy_o friend_n say_v seneca_n impart_v all_o thy_o care_n and_o all_o thy_o thought_n and_o in_o so_o do_v thou_o shall_v have_v he_o faithful_a unto_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o grow_v once_o into_o jealousy_n and_o hide_v any_o thing_n from_o he_o thou_o give_v he_o cause_n to_o be_v unfaithful_a for_o diverse_a in_o fear_v to_o be_v deceive_v have_v teach_v other_o to_o deceive_v and_o therefore_o the_o marquis_n say_v the_o ready_a way_n it_o be_v to_o make_v thy_o friend_n thy_o foe_n 89._o see_v thou_o thy_o life_n be_v always_o such_o in_o deed_n and_o eke_o in_o show_n as_o thou_o regard_v not_o a_o whit_n though_o all_o the_o world_n do_v know_v unto_o thine_o honour_n and_o thy_o name_n have_v always_o special_a eye_n to_o shun_v the_o thing_n 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