Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	ambassador_n	great_a	king_n	1,072	5	3.7482	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05844	Divine breathings: or, A pious soul thirsting after Christ	T. S. (Thomas Sherman); Perin, Christopher.	1671 (1671)	Wing S3388A; ESTC R184098	42,078	222

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thou_o he_o be_v of_o a_o noble_a carriage_n he_o can_v triumph_v in_o death_n and_o in_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o the_o king_n of_o fear_n that_o can_v appall_v he_o or_o hell_n itself_o that_o can_v affright_v he_o but_o as_o a_o conqueror_n over_o both_o he_o can_v leave_v the_o world_n with_o a_o smile_n o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n o_o hell_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n that_o be_v his_o triumphant_a valediction_n and_o farewell_n but_o thou_o that_o glory_v so_o much_o because_o thou_o can_v silence_v conscience_n and_o outface_v sin_n i_o tell_v thou_o thou_o be_v of_o a_o base_a