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	year_n	young_a	152	4	5.9154	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69464	An Ancient and present state of Poland giving a short, but exact, account of the scituation [sic] of that country, the manners and customs of the inhabitants, the several successions of their kings, their religion, &c., drawn out of their best historians : to which is added an impartial account of the death of the late king and the present election as it now stands.	Savage, John, 1673-1747.	1697 (1697)	Wing A3066; ESTC R16140	15,778	28

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the_o country_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n the_o election_n of_o their_o king_n their_o government_n and_o their_o religion_n these_o be_v the_o principal_a head_n upon_o which_o we_o make_v our_o inquiry_n of_o any_o country_n and_o people_n they_o be_v handle_v so_o brief_o and_o succinct_o as_o not_o to_o be_v tedious_a to_o the_o reader_n yet_o it_o be_v hope_v to_o his_o satisfaction_n there_o be_v add_v a_o account_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o late_a king_n and_o of_o the_o present_a election_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v the_o ancient_n and_o present_a state_n of_o poland_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._o of_o poland_n poland_n be_v a_o elective_a monarchy_n comprehend_v the_o ancient_a sarmatia_n europaea_n and_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o germany_n towards_o the_o vistula_n it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o native_n polska_n and_o have_v take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o word_n pole_n or_o pola_n which_o in_o the_o selavonian_a language_n signify_v a_o hunt_a country_n all_o 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