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	time_n	862	5	3.3088	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08622	Ouid's elegies three bookes. By C.M. Epigrames by I.D.; Amores. English	Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.; Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593.; Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626. Epigrams. aut	1603 (1603)	STC 18931; ESTC S104532	50,037	105

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happy_a accident_n of_o all_o his_o life_n in_o marcum_n 21._o when_o marcus_n come_v from_o minnes_n he_o still_o do_v ●wear_v by_o come_v on_o seven_o that_o all_o be_v lose_v &_o go_v but_o that_o be_v not_o true_a for_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o hair_n only_o for_o that_o he_o come_v too_o much_o at_o one_o in_o ciprum_fw-la 22._o the_o fine_a youth_n ciprius_fw-la be_v more_o tierse_a and_o neat_a then_o the_o new_a garden_n of_o the_o old_a temple_n be_v and_o still_o the_o new_a fashion_n he_o do_v get_v and_o with_o the_o time_n do_v change_v from_o that_o to_o this_o he_o wear_v a_o hat_n now_o of_o the_o flat_a crown-blocke_n the_o treble_a ruff_n long_a cloak_n and_o doublet_n french_fw-mi he_o take_v tobacco_n and_o do_v wear_v a_o lock_n and_o waste_v more_o time_n in_o dress_v then_o a_o wench_n yet_o this_o new_a fangle_a youth_n make_v for_o these_o time_n do_v above_o all_o praise_v old_a george_n gascoine_n time_n in_o cineam_fw-la 23._o when_o cineas_n come_v among_o his_o friend_n in_o morning_n he_o sly_o spy_n who_o first_o his_o cap_n do_v move_v he_o he_o salute_v the_o rest_n so_o grim_o scorn_v as_o if_o for_o ever_o they_o have_v lose_v his_o love_n i_o see_v how_o it_o do_v the_o humour_n fit_a of_o this_o fond_a gull_n to_o be_v salute_v first_o catch_v at_o my_o cap_n but_o move_v it_o not_o a_o whit_n which_o to_o perceive_v he_o seem_v for_o spite_n to_o burst_v but_o cineas_n why_o expect_v you_o more_o of_o i_o than_o i_o of_o you_o i_o be_o as_o good_a a_o man_n and_o better_a too_o by_o many_o a_o quality_n for_o vault_v and_o dance_v and_o sense_n and_o time_n i_o can_v you_o keep_v a_o whore_n at_o your_o own_o charge_n man_n tell_v i_o indeed_o friend_n cineas_n therein_o you_o excel_v i_o in_o gallum_fw-la 24._o gallus_n have_v be_v this_o summer_n time_n in_o friesland_n and_o now_o return_v he_o speak_v such_o warlike_a word_n as_o if_o i_o can_v their_o english_a understand_v i_o fear_v i_o they_o will_v cut_v my_o throat_n 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we_o all_o in_o fear_n in_o sillam_n 28._o who_o dare_v affirm_v that_o silla_n dare_v not_o fight_v when_o i_o dare_v swear_v he_o dare_v adventure_v more_o then_o the_o most_o brave_a and_o all-daring_a wight_n that_o ever_o arm_n with_o resolution_n bear_v he_o that_o dare_v touch_v the_o most_o unwholesome_a whore_n that_o ever_o be_v retire_v into_o the_o hospital_n and_o dare_v court_n wench_n stand_v at_o a_o door_n the_o portion_n of_o his_o wit_n be_v pass_o little_a he_o that_o dare_v give_v his_o dear_a friend_n offence_n which_o other_o valiant_a fool_n do_v fear_n to_o do_v and_o when_o a_o fever_n do_v confound_v his_o senco●_n dare_v eat_v raw-beefe_n and_o drink_v strong_a wine_n thereto_o he_o that_o dare_v take_v tobacco_n on_o the_o stage_n dare_v man_n a_o whore_n at_o noonday_n through_o the_o street_n dare_v dance_v in_o pawles_n and_o in_o this_o formal_a age_n dare_v say_v and_o do_v what_o ever_o be_v unmeete_a who_o fear_n of_o shame_n can_v never_o yet_o affright_v who_o dare_v affirm_v that_o silla_n dare_v not_o fight_v in_o haywodum_fw-la 29._o haywood_n that_o do_v in_o epigram_n excel_v be_v now_o put_v down_o since_o my_o light_a muse_n arise_v as_o bucket_n be_v put_v down_o into_o a_o well_o or_o as_o a_o school_n boy_n put_v down_o his_o hose_n in_o dacum_n 30._o among_o the_o poet_n dacus_n number_v be_v yet_o can_v he_o never_o make_v a_o english_a time_n but_o some_o prose_n speech_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o he_o which_o have_v binspoken_a many_o a_o hundred_o time_n the_o man_n that_o keep_v the_o elephant_n have_v one_o wherein_o he_o tell_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o beast_n an_o other_o bankes●_n pronounce_v long_o agone_a when_o he_o his_o curtal_n quality_n express_v he_o first_o teach_v he_o that_o keep_v the_o monument_n at_o westminster_n his_o formal_a tale_n to_o say_v and_o also_o he_o with_o puppet_n represent_v and_o also_o he_o which_o with_o the_o ape_n do_v play_v though_o all_o his_o poetry_n be_v like_a to_o this_o among_o the_o poet_n dacus_n number_v be_v in_o priscum_fw-la 31._o when_o priscus_n raise_v from_o low_a to_o high_a estate_n rod_n through_o the_o street_n in_o pompous_a jollity_n ca●us_o his_o poor_a familiar_a friend_n of_o late_a bespoke_a he_o thus_o sir_n now_o you_o know_v not_o i_o it_o be_v likly_a friend_n quoth_v priscus_n to_o be_v so_o for_o at_o this_o time_n myself_o i_o do_v not_o know_v in_o brunam_fw-la 32._o brunus_n which_o deem_v himself_o a_o fair_a sweet_a youth_n be_v thirty_o nine_o year_n of_o age_n at_o least_o yet_o be_v he_o never_o to_o confess_v the_o truth_n but_o a_o dry_a starul_a when_o he_o be_v at_o best_a this_o gull_n be_v sick_a to_o show_v his_o nightcap_n fine_a and_o his_o wrought_a pillow_n overspread_v with_o lawn_n but_o have_v be_v well_o since_o his_o grief_n cause_n have_v line_n at_o trollup_n by_o saint_n clement_n church_n in_o pawn_n in_o francum_n 33._o when_o francus_n come_v to_o solace_v with_o his_o whore_n he_o send_v for_o rod_n &_o strip_v himself_o stark_o naked_a for_o his_o lust_n sleep_v and_o will_v not_o rise_v before_o by_o whip_v of_o the_o wench_n it_o be_v awake_v i_o enuey_v he_o not_o but_o wish_v i_o have_v the_o power_n to_o make_v myself_o his_o wench_n but_o one_o half_a hour_n in_o castorem_fw-la 34._o of_o speaking_z well_o why_o do_v we_o learn_v the_o skill_n hope_v thereby_o honour_n and_o wealth_n to_o gain_v sith_o rail_v castor_n do_v by_o speak_v ill_a opinion_n of_o much_o wit_n and_o gold_n obtain_v in_o septimium_n 35._o septimus_n live_v and_o be_v like_o garlic_n see_v for_o though_o his_o head_n be_v white_a his_o blade_n be_v green_a his_o old_a mad_a colt_n deserve_v a_o