Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	arm_n	great_a	war_n	1,228	5	5.7434	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51765	A manifesto, or, An account of the state of the present differences between the most serene and potent King of Denmark and Norway Christian the V., and the most serene Duke of Sleswick and Holstein-Gottorp Christian Albert together with some letters of the King of Great Britain, the King of Denmark, and the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, concerning a mediation in these differences, which the king of Great Britain most generously offer'd, and the king of Denmark refused and slighted : as also some other letters of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lunenbourgh, the emperor, &c., whereby the calumnies of a certain Danish minister are plainly detected.	Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1641-1695.	1677 (1677)	Wing M428A; ESTC R12344	65,710	126

in_o all_o the_o calamity_n attend_v a_o war_n by_o which_o though_o the_o house_n of_o gottorp_n have_v suffer_v infinite_a damage_n and_o violation_n in_o its_o right_n yet_o be_v they_o never_o extinguish_v nor_o lest_o to_o the_o sole_a pleasure_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n as_o supreme_a prince_n but_o not_o to_o take_v the_o matter_n too_o high_a and_o to_o come_v near_o to_o our_o subject_n let_v the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o the_o late_a war_n between_o the_o dane_n and_o swede_n be_v diligent_o consider_v for_o from_o thence_o spring_v all_o the_o mischief_n carolus_n gustavus_n king_n of_o sweden_n make_v war_n against_o poland_n and_o have_v raise_v up_o many_o powerful_a enemy_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v reduce_v his_o army_n to_o great_a straits_n frederick_n the_o iii_o king_n of_o denmark_n of_o happy_a memory_n take_v that_o opportunity_n declare_v war_n against_o the_o swede_n make_v great_a preparation_n both_o of_o man_n and_o arm_n as_o think_v he_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o more_o favourable_a opportunity_n to_o recover_v his_o loss_n and_o humble_a the_o swede_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n be_v by_o marriage_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o frederick_n duke_n of_o gottorpe_n of_o happy_a memory_n become_v near_o ally_v to_o that_o house_n the_o say_a duke_n frederick_n obtain_v a_o promise_n from_o his_o son-in-law_n that_o he_o will_v hearken_v to_o a_o peace_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o mediate_v with_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n the_o duke_n therefore_o write_v several_a letter_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o peace_n and_o not_o only_o proffer_v his_o own_o assistance_n to_o conclude_v it_o but_o earnest_o recommend_v the_o promote_a of_o it_o to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n yet_o so_o far_o be_v the_o king_n of_o denmark_n from_o take_v this_o office_n in_o good_a part_n that_o he_o never_o think_v fit_a to_o give_v 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john_n meurs_fw-fr a_o excellent_a writer_n of_o the_o danish_a history_n relate_v of_o margaret_n the_o prudent_a and_o careful_a queen_n of_o denmark_n that_o she_o make_v a_o peace_n with_o gerhard_n duke_n of_o sleswick_n and_o those_o of_o holstein_n covenant_v that_o the_o sole_a jurisdiction_n over_o sleswick_n and_o holstein_n shall_v remain_v to_o their_o duke_n and_o earl_n and_o that_o for_o the_o future_a she_o shall_v not_o meddle_v in_o the_o affair_n thereof_o nor_o they_o in_o those_o of_o denmark_n lib._n 5._o contin_n hist_o dan._n p._n 9●_n but_o gerhard_n be_v dead_a margaret_n and_o her_o husband_n eric_n demand_v the_o guardianship_n of_o his_o child_n and_o under_o that_o pretence_n seize_v upon_o many_o castle_n and_o place_n of_o the_o dukedom_n at_o last_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o whole_a and_o reunite_v it_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o denmark_n which_o be_v perceive_v by_o gerhards_n son_n and_o other_o prince_n and_o that_o she_o demand_v of_o they_o 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