Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	affection_n	love_n	love_v	2,519	5	6.3625	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73787	Poleo-nao-daphne. Londons laurell: or a branch of the graft of gratitude First budded in the temple, and now begun to blossome, upon Davids thankfulnes to the Lord for a cities kindnesse. By Edw. Dalton one of the lecturers in the Cathedrall Church of S. Pauls, London.	Dalton, Edward.	1623 (1623)	STC 6204A; ESTC S125303	74,299	216

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