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
A64333	The temple of death a poem / written by the Marquess of Normanby ...; Temple de la mort. English	Habert, Philippe, 1605-1637.; Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1648-1720 or 21.; Horace. Ars poetica. English.; Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698. Duel of the stags.; Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Earl of, 1633?-1685. Horace, of the Art of poetry.	1695 (1695)	Wing T663; ESTC R35214	58,282	289

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