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	raise_v	siege_n	1,147	5	9.1227	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09487	The counsellor of estate Contayning the greates and most remarkeable considerations seruing for the managing of publicke affaires. Diuided into three parts. The first contaynes the meanes to settle an estate. The secund, the meanes to perserue it. And the third, the meanes to encrease it. Written in French by one of the ancient counsellors to the most Christian kings, Henry the Fourth, and Levvis the thirteenth. Translated by E.G.; Conseiller d'estat. English	Béthune, Philippe de, comte de Selles et de Charost, 1561-1649.; Grimeston, Edward.	1634 (1634)	STC 1977; ESTC S101680	238,642	366

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it_o behoove_v he_o to_o make_v as_o for_o that_o they_o be_v more_o durable_a and_o no_o less_o profitable_a than_o the_o other_o chap._n 36._o of_o fortress_n and_o of_o their_o profit_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o estate_n fortress_n do_v also_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o force_n of_o a_o estate_n and_o they_o which_o have_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o build_v any_o have_v be_v confute_v both_o by_o reason_n and_o use_v so_o as_o there_o have_v be_v few_o find_v unless_o they_o be_v some_o petty_a popular_a estate_n that_o will_v follow_v their_o council_n the_o grecian_n and_o roman_n who_o have_v less_o need_n during_o their_o empire_n than_o any_o other_o estate_n for_o that_o all_o submit_v themselves_o under_o their_o yoke_n entertain_v citadel_n at_o corinth_n tarentum_n and_o rhegium_n and_o if_o the_o capitol_n have_v not_o be_v strong_a the_o empire_n of_o rome_n have_v be_v smother_v in_o the_o cradle_n by_o the_o gaul_n the_o estate_n in_o 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