Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	bring_v	find_v	good_a	943	5	2.9665	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29660	The tragedy of that famous Roman oratour Marcus Tullius Cicero	Greville, Fulke, Baron Brooke, 1554-1628.	1651 (1651)	Wing B4902; ESTC R23005	49,216	38

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yes_o so_o he_o say_v cic._n o_o from_o antonius_n caesar_n and_o 〈◊〉_d send_v for_o quint._n to_o i_o for_o salvius_n otho_n publius_n 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o of_o my_o friend_n you_o know_v lau._n i_o fly_v cic._n but_o charge_v none_o enter_v till_o they_o heat_n from_o i_o from_o the_o triumvir_n have_v they_o then_o 〈◊〉_d ex._n 〈◊〉_d a_o new-coyn_a office_n what_o will_v now_o become_v of_o those_o that_o have_v the_o old_a one_o what_o ay_o why_o have_v their_o reverend_a head_n strike_v off_o like_o tarquin_n poppy_n enter_v quintur_n cicero_n 〈◊〉_d brother_n how_o be_v it_o you_o be_v here_o so_o soon_o since_o it_o be_v but_o now_o i_o send_v to_o entreat_v your_o company_n quint._n a_o brother_n shall_v not_o stay_v till_o he_o be_v send_v for_o when_o he_o suspect_v his_o presence_n will_v be_v useful_a i_o have_v some_o doubtful_a notice_n of_o this_o messenger_n which_o now_o within_o wait_v for_o admittance_n mar._n quintus_n how_o i_o be_o bless_v in_o such_o a_o careful_a 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a_o liveless_a carcase_n when_o you_o be_v go_v which_o be_v the_o only_a blood_n and_o sinew_n of_o her_o liberty_n 1_o friend_n alas_o we_o shall_v be_v prey_v upon_o by_o ravenous_a vulture_n and_o those_o insult_a eagle_n of_o ambition_n 2_o friend_n think_v but_o of_o this_o when_o 〈◊〉_d arise_v where_o shall_v we_o find_v new_a cicero_n to_o oppose_v they_o 3_o friend_n where_o shall_v oppress_v and_o wrong_v citizen_n find_v upright_a patron_n that_o will_v stick_v to_o justice_n not_o fear_v to_o incur_v a_o great_a one_o frown_v they_o may_v as_o soon_o climb_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o bring_v astraea_n down_o again_o unhappy_a rome_n quint._n i_o do_v confess_v good_a friend_n the_o commonwealth_n will_v miss_v a_o cicero_n and_o that_o my_o brother_n if_o we_o respect_v

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