Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	withstand_v	word_n	world_n	10	3	3.9324	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89557	Marsh his mickle monument. Raised on shepherds talkings, in moderate walkings, in divine expressions, in humane transgressions.	Marsh, John, writer of verse.	1645 (1645)	Wing M733; Thomason E301_11; ESTC R200267	56,402	94

thou_o be_v more_o lovely_a far_o then_o any_o beauty_n to_o my_o sense_n be_v and_o wheresoever_o thy_o shining_n be_v and_o thy_o image_n i_o espy_v i_o think_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o my_o eye_n yea_o then_o even_o then_o will_v i_o take_v part_n with_o thou_o for_o though_o 〈…〉_o i_o have_v enforce_v be_v to_o yield_v unto_o that_o 〈◊〉_d betray_v sin_n 〈…〉_o field_n from_o friend_n exile_v when_o i_o 〈…〉_o alone_o 〈…〉_o come_v none_o 〈…〉_o safety_n most_o al●●_n poor_a 〈◊〉_d i_o sue_v strong_a 〈◊〉_d and_o share_n that_o hand_n and_o jeet_n do_v bind_v if_o i_o have_v 〈…〉_o on_o airy_a wight_n or_o aught_o 〈…〉_o my_o chief_a ●●light_n siace_n first_o that_o 〈◊〉_d do_v wound_v my_o heart_n that_o none_o but_o thou_o can_v ●●re_v then_o in_o 〈…〉_o let_v i_o still_o endure_v yea_o let_v i_o ●e_v exile_v from_o thou_o and_o never_o see_v thy_o face_n if_o in_o my_o heart_n thou_o miss_v the_o chief_a place_n and_o yet_o methinks_v i_o wish_v myself_o no_o harm_n be_v i_o in_o hell_n incluse_v in_o thy_o arm_n less_o cause_o of_o fear_n more_o comfort_n there_o then_o in_o heaven_n fly_v fame_n for_o they_o may_v pass_v but_o thou_o be_v still_o the_o same_o these_o empty_a thing_n have_v fly_v wing_n the_o soar_a soul_n flee_v high_a thou_o be_v the_o centre_n of_o her_o chief_a desire_n for_o yesternight_o when_o i_o be_v half_o a_o sleep_n i_o think_v i_o see_v thou_o walk_v on_o the_o deep_a who_o comely_a foot_n the_o wave_n do_v greet_v with_o friendly_a threaten_n kind_n thy_o step_n a_o deep_a impression_n leave_v behind_o the_o rage_a wave_n that_o erst_o while_o rave_v when_o thou_o in_o love_n do_v chide_v with_o tremble_a silence_n thy_o rebuke_n abide_v if_o it_o be_v thou_o lord_n bid_v i_o come_v apace_o i_o know_v it_o be_v thou_o thy_o word_n overflow_v with_o grace_n then_o sink_z or_o swim_v i_o will_v go_v to_o he_o a_o sea_n of_o love_n i_o see_v if_o i_o be_v drown_v i_o care_v not_o i_o will_v to_o thou_o oh_o it_o be_v my_o choice_n it_o be_v david_n voice_n my_o soul_n be_v knit_v to_o thou_o a_o stranger_n voice_n be_v never_o so_o divine_a prove_v i_o my_o dear_a and_o try_v if_o thou_o can_v find_v if_o my_o affection_n be_v not_o to_o thy_o mind_n if_o i_o withstand_v thy_o sweet_a command_n then_o let_v i_o bear_v the_o blame_n and_o in_o thy_o love_n put_v i_o to_o public_a shame_n or_o if_o it_o be_v meet_a first_o show_v the_o shect_n where_o virgin_n thought_n do_v lie_v and_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o sign_n of_o chastity_n ralph_n do_v thou_o want_v word_n sweet_a friend_n why_o now_o i_o see_v thou_o can_v comply_v as_o well_o as_o any_o man_n do_v think_v equivocation_n may_v pass_v free_a and_o be_v well_o take_v we_o thy_o word_n can_v scan_v say_v what_o thou_o will_v we_o know_v thou_o if_o thou_o hide_v thyself_o within_o a_o wood_n we_o will_v thou_o descry_v though_o in_o a_o grove_n of_o wood_n thou_o will_v abide_v yet_o we_o will_v trace_v thou_o in_o a_o sympathy_n and_o we_o can_v walk_v 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