Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	bear_v	father_n	son_n	766	5	4.9151	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67248	The Greek and Roman history illustrated by coins & medals representing their religions, rites, manners, customs, games, feasts, arts and sciences : together with a succint account of their emperors, consuls, cities, colonies and families, in two parts, necessary for the introduction of youth into all the useful knowledge of antiquity / by O.W.	Walker, Obadiah, 1616-1699.	1692 (1692)	Wing W397; ESTC R991	180,848	486

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a_o man_n of_o many_o especial_o military_a virtue_n who_o endeavour_v to_o engage_v in_o his_o quarrel_n the_o legion_n of_o asia_n syria_n and_o egypt_n pretend_v first_o to_o restore_v the_o ancient_a popular_a government_n but_o afterward_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o emperor_n he_o be_v slay_v after_o three_o month_n by_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o army_n and_o people_n wonderful_o affectionate_a to_o the_o virtue_n of_o m._n aurelius_n chap._n xi_o of_o commodus_n 1._o commodus_n be_v bear_v a._n c._n 162._o reign_v 12_o year_n nine_o month_n and_o be_v strangle_v at_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o one_o year_n in_o his_o impurity_n brutishness_n cruelty_n injustice_n gluttony_n drunkenness_n impiety_n equal_v caligula_n nero_n vitellius_n and_o domitian_n he_o murder_v his_o wife_n his_o sister_n his_o cousin_n german_n his_o aunt_n all_o his_o friend_n and_o twenty_o four_o of_o the_o eminent_a person_n of_o the_o empire_n he_o violate_v his_o sister_n the_o vestal_a 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