Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	call_v	good_a	think_v	1,119	5	3.7181	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56454	Nehemiah, or, The excellent governour being a discourse delivered at the cathedrall of the Holy Trinity, Dublin, Aug. 1669, before the Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Ossory ... / by J.P. ...	Parry, John, d. 1677.	1670 (1670)	Wing P558; ESTC R33024	13,453	42

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with_o hannibal_n at_o cannae_n with_o much_o honour_n mere_o quia_fw-la de_fw-la republica_n non_fw-la desperâsset_fw-la he_o despair_v not_o of_o a_o more_o happy_a day_n when_o the_o sea_n smile_v it_o be_v not_o much_o valour_n or_o toil_n to_o take_v up_o the_o helm_n but_o for_o a_o man_n voluntary_o to_o engage_v in_o a_o storm_n when_o he_o may_v be_v set_v safe_a at_o land_n to_o labour_v at_o the_o helm_n when_o his_o neighbour_n ship_n spring_v a_o leak_n to_o adventure_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o canon_n to_o save_v his_o friend_n when_o only_o his_o own_o courage_n not_o any_o imposal_n call_v he_o thither_o this_o speak_v somewhat_o generous_a and_o handsome_a thus_o good_a nehemiah_n think_v it_o worthy_a of_o himself_o to_o take_v the_o helm_n when_o judea_n be_v almost_o shipwrack_v whereby_o he_o give_v the_o first_o check_n to_o those_o enemy_n who_o think_v to_o swallow_v up_o all_o 2.10_o chap._n 2.10_o and_o who_o it_o seem_v be_v exceed_o troouble_v that_o 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chap._n 4.3_o he_o give_v upon_o all_o occasion_n good_a testimony_n of_o much_o courage_n and_o resolution_n and_o that_o mix_v with_o a_o sweet_a affable_a pious_a temper_n whilst_o the_o enemy_n scoff_v he_o pray_v and_o when_o by_o rumour_n of_o invasion_n and_o hire_a prophecy_n they_o endeavour_v to_o terrify_v he_o he_o scorn_v their_o fear_n and_o very_o undaunt_o go_v on_o when_o they_o find_v that_o terror_n can_v prevail_v they_o change_v their_o note_n 6.2_o chap._n 6.2_o and_o sly_o invite_v he_o to_o a_o personal_a conference_n to_o a_o cessation_n of_o arm_n the_o better_a to_o surprise_v he_o and_o effect_v their_o design_n let_v we_o meet_v say_v sanballat_n in_o some_o one_o of_o the_o village_n of_o the_o plain_n but_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v excuse_v they_o think_v say_v the_o good_a nehemiah_n to_o do_v i_o a_o mischief_n thus_o no_o pretence_n can_v hinder_v his_o resolution_n his_o public_a management_n of_o affair_n particular_n his_o act_n of_o kindness_n 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