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	camp_n	night_n	1,297	5	6.4250	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00960	A breefe description of the battailes, victories and triumphes, atchiued by the D. of Parma, and the Spanish armye. Sent by the king of Spayne, vnder his conduct to the succour of the rebellious leaguers of France. / Faithfully translated out of French by E.A. according to the French coppie, printed at Paris..; Discours sur la venue en France, progrès & retraite du duc de Parme	Farnese, Alexander, Duke of Parma, 1545-1592.; Aggas, Edward.	1591 (1591)	STC 332; ESTC S123479	11,288	20

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