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	peace_n	war_n	1,027	5	5.8921	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34349	Considerations requiring greater care for trade in England, and some expedients proposed		1695 (1695)	Wing C5917; ESTC R18961	10,283	21

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