Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	best_a	good_a	king_n	793	5	3.4937	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36666	Prologue to His Royal Highess upon his first appearance at the Duke's Theatre since his return from Scotland written by Mr. Dryden, spoken by Mr. Smith.	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1682 (1682)	Wing D2336; ESTC R234	758	1

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