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	soul_n	780	5	4.7839	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35326	Twenty-four sermons preached at the merchants-lecture at Pinners Hall by Timothy Cruso.	Cruso, Timothy, 1656?-1697.	1699 (1699)	Wing C7445; ESTC R24895	209,977	388

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