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	know_v	think_v	986	5	3.7728	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93637	The speeches of Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton, and John Bradshaw. Intended to have been spoken at their execution at Tyburne, Jan. 30. 1660. But for many weightie reasons omitted. And now publish't by Marchiamont Needham and Pagan Fisher servants, poets, and pamphleteers to his infernal highnesse. Imprimatur, Tho. Dun, Esq.		1661 (1661)	Wing S4876; Thomason E1081_5; ESTC R207922	5,248	12

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the_o speech_n of_o oliver_n cromwell_n henry_n ireton_n and_o john_n bradshaw_n intend_a to_o have_v be_v speak_v at_o their_o execution_n at_o tyburn_n jan._n 30._o 1660._o but_o for_o many_o weighty_a reason_n omit_v and_o now_o publish_v by_o marchiamont_n needham_n and_o pagan_a fisher_n servant_n poet_n and_o pampleteer_n to_o his_o infernal_a highness_n imprimatur_fw-la tho._n dun_n esq_n london_n print_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o old_a exchange_n and_o in_o westminster-hall_n 1660._o feb._n 6_o cromwell_n speech_n at_o the_o gallow_n gentleman_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n common_o expect_v at_o this_o place_n to_o speak_v something_o i_o shall_v not_o break_v that_o good_a old_a custom_n although_o i_o must_v needs_o confess_v i_o have_v break_v all_o else_o that_o lie_v in_o my_o power_n in_o truth_n friend_n it_o be_v a_o cold_a season_n and_o therefore_o i_o hope_v if_o i_o do_v not_o speak_v so_o much_o as_o you_o may_v expect_v i_o be_v grow_v a_o old_a man_n you_o 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