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	great_a	life_n	880	5	4.1289	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11555	The true image of Christian love An excellent, learned, and very comfortable treatise, meete and necessarie for these dangerous days: wherein men are growen so disobedient to God, so vndutifull to their Prince, and so vnchartiable to their neighbors. Written in Latin by Adrian Sauorine a Dominican Frier, and translated 50. yeres ago by an English obseruant frier named Richard Rikes, [and] now truely conferred with the auncient copies, and published by A.M. one of the messengers of his Maiesties chamber.; Ymage of love	Ryckes, John.; Savorine, Adrian, attributed name.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; Gough, John, fl. 1528-1556.	1587 (1587)	STC 21801; ESTC S101945	42,798	120

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consequence_n the_o commendation_n which_o hugo_n de_fw-la sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la use_v of_o this_o worthy_a image_n of_o divine_a love_n &_o the_o conclusion_n chapter_n 15._o yet_o ere_o we_o part_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v much_o from_o my_o purpose_n to_o show_v you_o what_o estimation_n the_o holy_a man_n hygo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la make_v of_o this_o glorious_a image_n of_o divine_a love_n love_n say_v he_o o_o charitas_fw-la quid_fw-la dicam_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la quomodo_fw-la laudabo_fw-la te_fw-la si_fw-mi saperemte_fw-fr appreciarer_fw-la te_fw-la etc._n etc._n o_o love_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o thou_o how_o shall_v i_o praise_v thou_o if_o i_o feel_v thou_o or_o perceive_v thou_o i_o shall_v some_o what_o judge_v in_o my_o mind_n what_o thou_o be_v worth_a if_o i_o know_v thy_o value_n i_o can_v esteem_v some_o price_n of_o thou_o but_o perchance_o thou_o exceede_v my_o poor_a hability_n thy_o price_n can_v be_v find_v by_o i_o it_o pass_v my_o 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