Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	behold_v	great_a	see_v	769	5	3.0968	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09791	Tho. wyatis translatyon of Plutarckes boke, of the quyete of mynde; De tranquilitate animi. English	Plutarch.; Wyatt, Thomas, Sir, 1503?-1542.	1528 (1528)	STC 20058.5; ESTC S110511	21,620	56

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