Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	woman_n	word_n	work_n	47	3	4.5483	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11488	The castell of loue, translated out of Spanishe into Englyshe, by Johan Bowrchier knyght, lorde Bernis, at the instance of lady Elizabeth Carew, late wyfe to Syr Nicholas Carew knyght. The which boke treateth of the loue betwene Leriano and Laureola doughter to the kynge of Masedonia; Cárcel de amor. English	San Pedro, Diego de, fl. 1500.; Berners, John Bourchier, Lord, 1466 or 7-1533.	1548 (1548)	STC 21739.5; ESTC S110641	74,182	217

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my_o life_n and_o thereby_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o the_o soon_o death_n for_o the_o shameful_a word_n that_o thou_o have_v say_v put_v i_o to_o such_o torment_n because_o it_o be_v a_o woman_n that_o have_v put_v i_o to_o this_o pain_n therefore_o by_o reason_n of_o hear_v of_o thy_o word_n i_o shall_v live_v the_o less_o season_n whereby_o i_o shall_v receve_v a_o great_a wealth_n for_o the_o receyve_a of_o this_o dolorous_a death_n be_v better_a to_o be_v short_o then_o to_o sustain_v y_z e_o life_n any_o long_o for_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n delectable_a to_o suffer_v and_o with_o a_o sweat_n rest_n to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o life_n the_o which_o sweet_a end_n shall_v be_v by_o reason_n that_o these_o my_o last_o word_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o press_n of_o woman_n and_o my_o will_n be_v somewhat_o to_o satisfy_v she_o in_o who_o resith_v all_o the_o cause_n &_o to_o begin_v to_o show_v the_o thy_o error_n i_o will_v allege_v xu_o point_n against_o all_o they_o that_o err_v 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