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	know_v	1,366	5	3.3852	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62015	To the nobility and gentry lawyers and physicians, sea-men & trades-men, magistrates subordinate and supreme, &c. By Tho. Swadlin D.D.	Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.	1658 (1658)	Wing S6229A; ESTC R220646	17,046	127

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to_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n lawyer_n and_o physician_n seaman_n &_o tradesman_n magistrate_n subordinate_a and_o supreme_a etc._n etc._n by_o tho._n swadlin_n d._n d._n cui_fw-la ad_fw-la manticam_fw-la res_fw-la redit_fw-la print_a in_o the_o year_n 1658._o to_o the_o reader_n if_o any_o of_o you_o ask_v why_o these_o incomposed_a paper_n they_o be_v to_o beg_v your_o charity_n nor_o be_o i_o ashamed_a of_o it_o since_o a_o king_n without_o dishonour_n because_o without_o dishonesty_n do_v it_o before_o i_o when_o he_o say_v date_fw-la obolum_fw-la belisario_n and_o a_o better_a king_n since_o he_o when_o he_o say_v he_o have_v rather_o live_v on_o the_o church_n alm_n than_o take_v the_o bread_n out_o of_o priest_n mouth_n and_o another_o before_o they_o both_o when_o he_o say_v have_v pity_n upon_o i_o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o o_o you_o my_o friend_n for_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o i_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n permit_v else_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n punish_v can_v 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