Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	battle_n	horseman_n	1,115	5	9.9657	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22618	A letter from Sir Maurice Eustace Knight, His Maiesties serjeant at law in the kingome of Ireland, and speaker of the House of Commons, in Parliament there being a perfect relation of the last true newes from Ireland.	Eustace, Maurice, Sir, ca. 1590-1661.	1642 (1642)	Wing E3427	6,594	8

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they_o sing_v this_o song_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o speak_v say_v i_o will_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n he_o have_v throw_v down_o etc._n etc._n i_o dare_v not_o venture_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o particular_a act_n of_o every_o commander_n and_o valiant_a soldier_n in_o this_o battle_n but_o sure_o every_o man_n valour_n be_v such_o that_o he_o who_o do_v best_a might_n envy_v his_o companion_n every_o man_n strive_v to_o out-go_v each_o other_o in_o this_o common_a cause_n i_o have_v tire_v myself_o and_o i_o do_v believe_v that_o by_o this_o time_n i_o have_v tire_v you_o and_o yet_o i_o do_v wish_v that_o the_o like_a subject_n may_v often_o fall_v out_o for_o i_o to_o write_v and_o you_o to_o read_v i_o commit_v you_o to_o god_n and_o remain_v your_o faithful_a friend_n and_o servant_n mau._n eustace_n dublin_n april_n 24._o 1642._o finis_fw-la