Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	army_n	enemy_n	great_a	1,068	5	2.8750	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61528	The case of an oath of abjuration considered and the vote of the honourable House of Commons vindicated in a letter.	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1693 (1693)	Wing S5564; ESTC R19563	23,046	38

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