Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	believe_v	love_n	love_v	889	5	5.9408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56969	Emblemes by Francis Quarles.	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1643 (1643)	Wing Q77; ESTC R5718	83,864	322

as_o this_o look_v full_a upon_o i_o for_o my_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d to_o turn_v a_o holy_a 〈◊〉_d in_o those_o fire_n o_o leave_v i_o not_o nor_o turn_v thy_o beauty_n from_o i_o look_v look_v upon_o i_o though_o thy_o flame_n ou'rcome_v i_o if_o thou_o becloud_v the_o sunshine_n of_o thy_o eye_n i_o freeze_v to_o death_n and_o if_o it_o shine_v i_o fry_v which_o like_o a_o fever_n that_o my_o soul_n have_v get_v make_v i_o to_o burn_v too_o cold_a or_o freeze_v too_o hot_a alas_o i_o can_v bear_v so_o sweet_a a_o smart_n nor_o can_v thou_o be_v less_o glorious_a th●…n_n thou_o be_v have_v then_o and_o let_v thy_o wing_a step_n outgo_v the_o fright_a roebuck_n and_o his_o fly_a ro._n but_o go_v not_o far_o beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o breath_n too_o large_a a_o distance_n make_v another_o death_n my_o youth_n be_v in_o her_o spring_n autumnal_a vow_n will_v make_v i_o ripe_a for_o so_o sweet_a a_o spouse_n when_o aftertime_n have_v burnish_a my_o desire_n i_o will_v shoot_v thou_o flame_n for_o flame_n and_o fire_n for_o fire_n o_o leave_v i_o not_o nor_o turn_v thy_o beauty_n from_o i_o look_v look_v upon_o i_o though_o thy_o flame_n ou'rcome_v i_o author_n scalae_fw-la paradisi_fw-la tom._n 9_o aug._n cap._n 8._o fear_v not_o o_o bride_n nor_o despair_n think_v not_o thyself_o contem●…ed_v if_o thy_o bridegroom_n withdraw_v his_o face_n a_o while_n all_o thing_n cooperate_v for_o the_o best_a both_o from_o his_o absence_n and_o his_o presence_n thou_o gain_v light_a he_o come_v to_o thou_o and_o he_o go_v from_o thou_o he_o come_v to_o make_v thou_o consolate_v he_o go_v to_o make_v thou_o caution_n lest_o thy_o abundant_a consolation_n puss_n thou_o up_o he_o come_v that_o thy_o languish_a soul_n may_v be_v comfort_v he_o go_v lest_o his_o familiarity_n shall_v be_v contemn_v and_o be_v absent_a to_o be_v more_o desire_v and_o be_v desire_v to_o be_v more_o earnest_o seek_v and_o be_v long_o seek_v to_o be_v more_o acceptable_o sound_a epig._n 15._o my_o soul_n sin_n monster_n who_o with_o great_a ease_n ten_o thousand_o fold_n thy_o god_n can_v make_v then_o please_v what_o will_v thou_o have_v nor_o please_v with_o sun_n nor_o shade_n heaven_n know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o what_o he_o make_v the_o farewell_n reu●…lation_n 2._o 10._o be_v thou_o faithful_a unto_o death_n and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o crown_n of_o life_n 1_o be_v faithful_a lord_n what_o be_v that_o believe_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o believe_v but_o what_o that_o he_o who_o thy_o hard_a heart_n have_v wound_v and_o who_o thy_o scorn_n have_v spit_v upon_o have_v pay_v thy_o sine_fw-la and_o have_v compound_v for_o those_o foul_a deed_n thy_o hand_n have_v do_v believe_v that_o he_o who_o gentle_a palm_n thy_o needle-pointed_a sin_n have_v nail_v have_v bear_v thy_o slavish_a load_n of_o alm_n and_o make_v supply_v where_o thou_o have_v fail_v do_v ever_o misery_n find_v so_o strange_a relief_n it_o be_v a_o love_n too_o strong_a for_o man_n belief_n 2_o believe_v that_o 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deceive_v my_o eye_n and_o i_o have_v not_o observe_v that_o thou_o be_v more_o amiable_a than_o all_o thy_o creature_n to_o which_o thou_o have_v communicate_v but_o one_o drop_n of_o thy_o inestimable_a beauty_n for_o who_o have_v adorn_v the_o heaven_n with_o star_n who_o have_v store_v the_o air_n with_o sowl_z the_o water_n with_o fish_n the_o earth_n with_o plant_n and_o flower_n but_o what_o be_v all_o these_o but_o a_o small_a spark_n of_o divine_a beauty_n s._n chrys._n hom._n 5._o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la rom._n in_o have_v nothing_o i_o have_v all_o thing_n because_o i_o have_v christ_n have_v 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n in_o he_o i_o seek_v no_o other_o reward_n for_o he_o be_v the_o universal_a reward_n epig._n 6._o who_o will_v not_o throw_v his_o better_a thought_n about_o he_o and_o scorn_v this_o dross_n within_o he_o that_o without_o he_o cast_v up_o my_o soul_n thy_o clear_a eye_n behold_v if_o thou_o be_v full_o melt_v there_o be_v the_o mould_n vii_o 〈◊〉_d 120._o 5._o woe_n 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precontract_n or_o if_o the_o act_n be_v good_a yet_o may_v thou_o plead_v a_o second_o freedom_n for_o the_o flesh_n be_v dead_a nazianz_n orat._n 16._o how_o i_o be_o join_v to_o this_o body_n i_o know_v not_o which_o when_o it_o be_v healthful_a provoke_v i_o to_o war_n and_o be_v dammage_v by_o war_n affect_v i_o with_o grief_n which_o i_o both_o love_n as_o a_o fellow-servant_n and_o bate_v as_o a_o utter_a enemy_n it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a foe_n and_o a_o perfidious_a friend_n o_o strange_a conjunction_n and_o alienation_n what_o i_o fear_v i_o embrace_v and_o what_o i_o love_v i_o be_o afraid_a of_o before_o i_o make_v war_n i_o be_o reconcile_v before_o i_o enjoy_v peace_n i_o be_o at_o variance_n epig._n 8._o what_o need_v that_o house_n be_v