Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	work_n	worth_n	worthy_a	29	3	5.9838	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42646	Elogium heroinum, or, The praise of worthy women written by C.G., Gent.	C. G. (Charles Gerbier)	1651 (1651)	Wing G583; ESTC R7654	34,740	214

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