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
A51168	Monsieur in a mouse-trap, or, The Parable of the shark and herring-pond by the author of The magpies.		1691 (1691)	Wing M2459; ESTC R31031	4,831	3

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over_o the_o gudgeon_n he_o a_o voracious_a cruel_a tyrannical_a fish_n they_o silly_a tame_a weak_a despicable_a animal_n cut_v out_o for_o slavery_n and_o contempt_n this_o shark_n or_o king_n of_o the_o gudgeon_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o his_o race_n for_o he_o won_v enter_v into_o league_n with_o other_o royal_a fish_n his_o neighbour_n only_o to_o render_v they_o the_o more_o secure_a whilst_o he_o amass_v up_o huge_a treasure_n by_o oppression_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o raise_v great_a army_n with_o design_n to_o rush_v sudden_o upon_o his_o friend_n and_o ally_n to_o bring_v they_o into_o contribution_n and_o slavery_n he_o have_v one_o potent_a neighbour_n who_o be_v a_o emperor_n among_o the_o fish_n and_o have_v many_o prince_n subject_n to_o he_o the_o shark_n bear_v a_o great_a spite_n to_o this_o imperial_a fish_n and_o often_o invade_v his_o territory_n and_o make_v great_a havoc_n and_o devastation_n among_o his_o subject_n for_o he_o will_v come_v on_o the_o 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