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	king_n	send_v	1,066	5	5.3865	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05236	The auncient historie, of the destruction of Troy Conteining the founders and foundation of the said citie, with the causes and maner of the first and second spoiles and sackings thereof, by Hercules and his followers: and the third and last vtter desolation and ruine, effected by Menelaus and all the notable worthies of Greece. Here also are mentioned the rising and flourishing of sundrie kings with their realmes: as also of the decai and ouerthrow of diuers others. Besides many admirable, and most rare exployts of chiualrie and martiall prowesse effected by valorous knightes with incredible euents, compassed for, and through the loue of ladies. Translated out of French into English, by W. Caxton.; Recueil des histoires de Troie. English	Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.; Phiston, William.	1597 (1597)	STC 15379; ESTC S106754	424,225	623

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of_o her_o country_n and_o true_a friend_n troilus_n chap._n xvi_o ¶_o how_o the_o greek_n and_o trojan_n begin_v the_o sixth_o battle_n that_o dure_v by_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o day_n in_o which_o be_v many_o king_n and_o prince_n dead_a of_o the_o one_o side_n and_o of_o the_o other_o and_o how_o diomedes_n smite_v down_o troilus_n off_o his_o horse_n and_o send_v it_o to_o briseyda_o his_o love_n that_o receive_v it_o glad_o etc._n etc._n after_o the_o three_o month_n of_o truce_n pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n betimes_o the_o trojan_n provide_v they_o to_o battle_n and_o when_o hector_n have_v order_v all_o his_o battle_n he_o issue_v out_o first_o and_o take_v with_o he_o fifteen_o thousand_o fight_a man_n and_o troilus_n follow_v he_o with_o ten_o thousand_o knight_n after_o he_o come_v paris_n with_o three_o thousand_o fight_a man_n of_o good_a archer_n and_o well_o horse_v after_o come_v deyphebus_n with_o three_o thousand_o fighter_n after_o he_o come_v aeneas_n and_o the_o 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avenge_v the_o death_n of_o his_o uncle_n &_o assail_v hector_n but_o hector_n give_v he_o so_o sound_v a_o stroke_n that_o he_o slay_v he_o &_o for_o to_o avenge_v his_o death_n the_o greek_n slay_v many_o of_o the_o trojan_n achilles_n slay_v many_o noble_a man_n among_o the_o which_o he_o slay_v the_o duke_n byraon_n and_o euforbe_n that_o be_v a_o great_a noble_a man_n hector_n be_v this_o day_n sore_o hurt_v in_o the_o face_n and_o bleed_v great_a plenty_n of_o blood_n and_o wist_v not_o who_o have_v do_v it_o &_o therefore_o the_o trojan_n recule_v unto_o the_o wall_n and_o when_o hector_n apparent_o see_v upon_o the_o wall_n the_o queen_n hecuba_n his_o mother_n and_o

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