Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	king_n	send_v	3,209	5	5.3905	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51765	A manifesto, or, An account of the state of the present differences between the most serene and potent King of Denmark and Norway Christian the V., and the most serene Duke of Sleswick and Holstein-Gottorp Christian Albert together with some letters of the King of Great Britain, the King of Denmark, and the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, concerning a mediation in these differences, which the king of Great Britain most generously offer'd, and the king of Denmark refused and slighted : as also some other letters of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lunenbourgh, the emperor, &c., whereby the calumnies of a certain Danish minister are plainly detected.	Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1641-1695.	1677 (1677)	Wing M428A; ESTC R12344	65,710	126

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as_o think_v he_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o more_o favourable_a opportunity_n to_o recover_v his_o loss_n and_o humble_a the_o swede_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n be_v by_o marriage_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o frederick_n duke_n of_o gottorpe_n of_o happy_a memory_n become_v near_o ally_v to_o that_o house_n the_o say_a duke_n frederick_n obtain_v a_o promise_n from_o his_o son-in-law_n that_o he_o will_v hearken_v to_o a_o peace_n which_o he_o undertake_v to_o mediate_v with_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n the_o duke_n therefore_o write_v several_a letter_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o peace_n and_o not_o only_o proffer_v his_o own_o assistance_n to_o conclude_v it_o but_o earnest_o recommend_v the_o promote_a of_o it_o to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o most_o christian_n king_n yet_o so_o far_o be_v the_o king_n of_o denmark_n from_o take_v this_o office_n in_o good_a part_n that_o he_o never_o think_v fit_a to_o give_v 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