Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	brother_n	father_n	love_n	1,154	5	5.0079	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09531	The historie of Titana, and Theseus Very pleasant for age to avoid drowsie thoughts: profitable for youth to avoide wanton pastimes: so that to both it brings the mindes content. Written by W. Bettie.	Bettie, W.	1636 (1636)	STC 1981; ESTC S115306	32,906	51

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