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	great_a	year_n	772	5	4.3155	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19333	Thus endeth the prologue of this book named. Cordʻyal. Whiche treteth of the four last and final thinges that ben to come ...; Cordiale quattuor novissimorum. English.	Denis, the Carthusian, 1402-1471, attributed name.; Gerardus, de Vliederhoven, 14th cent, attributed name.; Rivers, Anthony Woodville, Earl, 1442?-1483.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491. ed.	1479 (1480)	STC 5758; ESTC S106511	87,382	154

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wil._n certeyn_n thou_o have_v make_v the_o sky_n the_o earth_n &_o all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o circuyt_n of_o the_o world_n thou_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o thingis_fw-la and_o be_v none_o that_o may_v resist_v thy_o will_v this_o be_v the_o greet_v mighty_a &_o puissant_a lord_n of_o who_o be_v gretnesse_n &_o may_v there_o be_v no_o nombre_fw-fr nor_o end_n and_o he_o shall_v drede_v none_o be_v they_o never_o so_o mighty_a it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o sapiens_fw-la in_o the_o uj_o chapitre_fw-fr our_o lord_n shall_v drede_v no_o body_n what_o so_o ever_o he_o be_v for_o he_o have_v make_v both_o greet_v and_o small_a it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o apocalypse_v in_o the_o uj_o chapitre_fw-fr our_o lord_n shall_v not_o d●ede_v the_o gretnesse_n of_o man_n what_o so_o ever_o he_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n the_o tribune_n the_z scotfree_a the_z strong_a &_o all_o man_n aswell_o bond_n as_o free_a shall_v hide_v they_o in_o the_o cave_n &_o among_o stone_n of_o the_o roche_n sai_n to_o the_o mounteine_v fall_v upon_o we_o and_o hide_v we_o from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v in_o throne_n &_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lamb_n for_o the_o greet_v day_n of_o ire_n be_v come_v it_o be_v read_v in_o the_o same_o apocalypse_v in_o the_o xviij_o chapitre_fw-fr the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v weep_v &_o they_o shall_v special_o compleyn_n that_o have_v make_v fornication_n with_o babylon_n &_o have_v live_v in_o delectation_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o smoke_n of_o his_o embrasingis_fw-la &_o shall_v will_v they_o to_o be_v far_o for_o fere_n of_o the_o torment_n certain_a as_o say_v seint_a matthew_v in_o his_o twenty-four_o chapitre_fw-fr there_o shall_v be_v then_o greet_v tribulation_n and_o so_o greet_v the_o since_o the_o beginning_a of_o the_o world_n till_o now_o wa●_n there_o never_o none_o like_o secund_o there_o be_v a_o other_o thing_n that_o agrog●th_v the_o say_a sentence_n 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