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	let_v	922	5	3.9301	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16770	Pasquils fooles-cap sent to such (to keepe their weake braines warme) as are not able to conceiue aright of his mad-cap. With Pasquils passion for the worlds waywardnesse. Begun by himselfe, and finished by his friend Morphorius.; Pasquils mad-cap. Part 2	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1600 (1600)	STC 3677.5; ESTC S120884	15,363	38

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a_o kind_a spectator_n of_o my_o labour_n so_o let_v i_o entreat_v you_o at_o my_o hand_n to_o accept_v this_o treatise_n with_o a_o foolish_a title_n where_o if_o wit_n have_v play_v the_o wag_n let_v he_o not_o have_v his_o name_n for_o nothing_o and_o where_o you_o find_v a_o head_n fit_a for_o this_o cap_n either_o bestow_v it_o upon_o he_o in_o charity_n or_o send_v he_o where_o he_o may_v have_v they_o for_o his_o money_n i_o know_v you_o be_v acquaint_v with_o many_o that_o well_o deserve_v it_o who_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v mistake_v for_o better_a man_n i_o pray_v you_o give_v they_o the_o cap_n for_o their_o cognisaunce_n and_o so_o hope_v that_o your_o discretion_n will_v bear_v with_o my_o imperfection_n to_o find_v no_o better_o work_v to_o give_v notice_n of_o my_o good_a will_n i_o rest_v with_o much_o thankfulness_n in_o more_o affection_n than_o protestation_n you_o assure_a to_o command_v n._n b._n ❧_o to_o the_o reader_n you_o that_o read_v to_o term_v you_o 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