Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	become_v	great_a	time_n	820	5	3.1243	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09391	A letter from a freeholder in the county of Edinburgh, to his friend in Edinburgh.		1743-2005? (1743)	Wing L1372CA; ESTC N19485	5,529	16

in_o that_o way_n what_o say_v you_o my_o friend_n to_o the_o h_n five_o n_z rudder_n do_v it_o more_o or_o less_o influence_n the_o council_n of_o g_o b_o why_o this_o expensive_a war_n upon_o the_o continent_n why_o do_v we_o keep_v such_o a_o monstrous_a fleet_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a upon_o the_o cost_n of_o italy_n what_o have_v g_o b_o ado_n with_o the_o treaty_n of_o worm_n why_o these_o odious_a and_o insult_a mercenary_n i_o be_o almost_o out_o of_o breath_n and_o you_o be_v laugh_v at_o i_o unhackneyed_a as_o i_o be_o in_o a_o world_n with_o who_o these_o thing_n go_v glib_o down_o but_o pray_v my_o friend_n be_v these_o thing_n so_o i_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v so_o and_o therefore_o have_v take_v my_o resolution_n inform_v i_o if_o you_o know_v better_o one_o question_n more_o and_o then_o do_v our_o late_a member_n and_o present_a candidate_n upon_o the_o court_n interest_n vote_v along_o with_o these_o minister_n do_v he_o take_v post_n and_o place_n from_o they_o 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a_o letter_n from_z a_o freeholder_n in_o the_o county_n of_o edinburgh_n to_o his_o friend_n in_o edinburgh_n my_o dear_a friend_n i_o begin_v this_o letter_n without_o any_o apology_n as_o well_o know_v you_o will_v neither_o grudge_v the_o trouble_n of_o read_v these_o line_n nor_o that_o of_o answer_v they_o though_o i_o live_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o the_o town_n of_o edinburgh_n yet_o the_o poorness_n of_o my_o health_n deny_v i_o the_o pleasure_n of_o pass_v almost_o any_o part_n of_o my_o time_n in_o it_o two_o or_o three_o day_n residence_n there_o show_v i_o that_o my_o constitution_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o the_o strong_a pleasure_n and_o send_v i_o back_o again_o a_o unwilling_a exile_n to_o the_o country_n but_o as_o there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n without_o pain_n so_o there_o be_v no_o pain_n without_o pleasure_n unable_a as_o i_o be_o to_o keep_v company_n with_o these_o my_o heart_n love_v and_o to_o partake_v of_o their_o pleasure_n and_o diversion_n yet_o i_o 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