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	great_a	think_v	1,067	5	3.6467	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20497	A discourse against flatterie	Chandos, Grey Brydges, Baron, d. 1621.; Devonshire, William Cavendish, Earl of, 1590-1628, attributed name.; Cavendish, Gilbert, attributed name.; Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679, attributed name.	1611 (1611)	STC 6906; ESTC S116952	26,793	158

a_o discourse_n against_o flattery_n per._n sat._n pri._n ¶_o ne_o te_fw-la quaesiveris_fw-la extra_fw-la seneca_n epist._n 77._o intus_fw-la te_fw-la ipsum_fw-la considera_fw-la non_fw-la qualis_fw-la sis_fw-la alijs_fw-la credas_fw-la london_n print_v by_o will._n stansby_n for_o walter_n burr_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1611._o to_o the_o honourable_a gentleman_n the_o lord_n bruce_n baron_n of_o kin●osse_n sir_n it_o be_v one_o proper_a right_a to_o challenge_v that_o for_o his_o due_n for_o who_o sake_n and_o at_o who_o commandment_n be_v be_v first_o undertake_v which_o be_v grant_v this_o can_v right_o belong_v to_o none_o but_o yourself_o from_o who_o it_o first_o spr●ng_n &_o at_o who_o desire_n it_o be_v first_o undertake_v i_o can_v promise_v nothing_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o it_o but_o as_o at_o the_o first_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o your_o will_n so_o now_o i_o refer_v it_o to_o your_o judgement_n this_o good_a office_n at_o the_o least_o it_o will_v perform_v either_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n of_o that_o you_o know_v before_o or_o else_o confirm_v you_o in_o that_o opinion_n wherein_o i_o assure_v myself_o you_o be_v already_o settle_v if_o it_o perform_v any_o thing_n more_o i_o shall_v attribute_v it_o rather_o to_o your_o good_a nature_n and_o opinion_n then_o to_o any_o efficacy_n in_o itself_o but_o howsoever_o it_o be_v i_o commit_v it_o to_o you_o as_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v forth_o under_o you_o protection_n thus_o wish_v but_o my_o ability_n answerable_a to_o my_o will_n that_o i_o may_v do_v you_o service_n i_o commit_v this_o to_o you_o and_o you_o to_o the_o almighty_a to_o the_o reader_n gentle_a reader_n i_o do_v present_a unto_o thou_o this_o small_a treatise_n discourse_v of_o a_o vice_n that_o be_v now_o adays_o so_o vulgar_a usual_a and_o much_o in_o request_n that_o it_o have_v almost_o lose_v the_o name_n of_o vice_n and_o get_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o virtue_n it_o have_v 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flattery_n flattery_n say_v s._n auslen_n 20._o be_v fallaci_fw-la laud_fw-la seductio_fw-la a_o thing_n that_o with_o the_o over_o much_o praise_n deceive_v we_o and_o cause_v a_o overlike_n of_o ourselves_o by_o ourselves_o and_o flatterer_n be_v they_o that_o defile_v the_o soul_n and_o make_v a_o spoil_n of_o the_o good_n of_o those_o that_o have_v to_o do_v with_o they_o such_o as_o both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n apply_v themselves_o to_o another_o will_n that_o conformity_n of_o they_o be_v false_a and_o feign_a not_o faithful_a and_o true_a but_o with_o the_o only_a intent_n to_o deceive_v or_o receive_v &_o make_v some_o profit_n to_o themselves_o who_o chrysostome_n thus_o define_v adulatores_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la colunt_fw-la aliquem_fw-la ut_fw-la auferant_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la aliquid_fw-la boni_fw-la temporarij_fw-la 5._o for_o when_o we_o praise_v any_o for_o that_o he_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v praise_v or_o more_o than_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v praise_v for_o 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