Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	desire_n	young_a	youth_n	12	3	7.4405	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49302	The loves of Charles, Duke of Mantua, and of Margaret, Countess of Rovera translated out of Italian.; Amore di Carlo Gonzaga, duca di Mantova, e della contessa Margarita della Rovere. English	Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.	1669 (1669)	Wing L3274; ESTC R2877	74,616	204

his Person or Fortune and so while all this past she shut her eyes and took no notice at all and though one day she hid her self to watch their actions yet she could discover nothing between them but testimonies of a Friendship which reason allows of But since the Love of these two persons was become the general discourse the Duchess consulted many times very seriously with the Marquis Arigone who very farre from approving this too violent inclination as many others did who were well enough oleas'd to let the Duke freely pursue his inclinations He on the contrary forgot nothing to let them see they ought to have prevented him the Marquess was press'd on by these reasons In Mantua there dwelt a widow that was one of the most considerable women of that place who was mother to one of the most fair and agreeable young Ladys of all that State This woman who was not very rich in worldly goods suiting her self to her fortune liv'd onely in the quality of a Gentlewoman and not like a great Lady The Marquis who had a passionate kindness for her let no occasion pass of diverting his melancholly hours at her house and as she was not very cruel to him she granted him willingly those Favours that Love demands without expecting interest imagining that the Marquess who was naturally very grateful would not fail for the Mothers sake who granted him all things to serve the Daughter to his Highness the Duke and this opportunity pleas'd the Marquess very well of shewing himself grateful to the kind Widow in procuring the Love of the Duke for her Daughter and also of testifying his Affection to his Prince in bringing to him one of the most Accomplish'd young Women amongst his Subjects but since he fear'd it a thing impossible to do so long as this passion of the Dukes to the Lady Margaret continued he tryed all wayes to stifle it but unprofitably because the Duke was so insensible for all other Women as well Maids as Wives that neither the handsome nor ugly work'd any effect upon him for he us'd them both so indifferently they had no reason to be jealous of one another The Lady Margaret was the only Favourite and the most lov'd and what beauty soever hapned to be in the Dukes presence he had eyes for none but she One day the Marquess imagining that it was impossible for the Duke to see that fine young Lady of his Acquaintance and not fall in love with her carryed him to her Mothers house who had invited him to that purpose and had spar'd for no Cost nor Ornament to set off the Beauty of her Daughter but all was to no purpose and though the Marquess and the Mother left this young Lady and the Duke alone two houres together in a Chamber the Duke sate by her as if she had not been there without speaking one obliging word to her The insensibility of this Duke was as a Dagger to the heart of this young Lady and in truth What is more vexatious to a Woman then to see that all the arts she has us'd to gain a heart signifie so little in the end The Marquiss quickly perceiv'd that the Duke was not very well pleas'd in the place where he had brought him therefore in returning home to the Palace he begun to praise her extreamly the Duke although he seemed to take no notice and yet nevertheless forc't by the Marquess to speak of that Ladies Beauty he came from said to the Marquess My Lord This Lady is faire enough for you who sees her every day but not for me who never saw her before and looks not upon her so often as you do The Marquess reply'd Your Highness must then see her often that you may think her fairer than now you do The Duke answer'd smiling If I should see her once more certainly I should think her more ugly then I do now The poor Marquess was mad at this and especially when the Duke whil'st they were talking turn'd about and shew'd him the Lady Margaret who they met in the Street See there my Lord Marquess said he there is the fairest amongst all that are faire Whil'st these things past the Dutchess growing angry to see her Son so far gone in Love with the Lady Margaret carryed by some unknown Politick reasons and perhaps at the earnest Solicitations of the Marquess sent the Mother and the Daughter away to Casal yet with all the Civility imaginable and with a particular Promise to Marry her very suddenly as indeed it happen'd soon after The Duke express'd no great signs publickly of resentment for her going away hiding his trouble without all doubt very prudently to take all suspition from the Court Till then it was believ'd by most that nothing but vertue had pass'd between this Lady and the Duke but others that lookt nearer into the business and could see farther into matters of Love believ'd the contrary not being able to imagine how Vertue could subsist with so great a Liberty and that a young Girle who desir'd nothing more then the heart of a Prince could refuse him any thing The Duke certainly was not without desires nor the young Lady without a good will the youth of them both and the great liberty allowed them gave strange causes of suspition In fine believe who will that all their time was spent in saying their Chapelets and their Pater-nosters for my part I never will Some time before the parture of the Lady Margaret the Duke had many long and private Conferences with her where there wanted no Tears on both sides at that cruel separation as a Waiting-Woman observ'd he could not forbear promising to Write to her till he had the opportunity of going to visit her at Casal which he gave her his Word should be very suddenly These Protestations of the Dukes rais'd her Heart a little which was so sunk with the Fears and Troubles of a cruel Absence she was to suffer and gave he courage to ask his Highness a word or two under his Hand every moneth at least which Favour she demanded of him in these Words If your Highness will please to Write to me once every moneth it will give me every day a Paradice The Duke embracing her said with all the tenderness of a passionate heart go and believe that nothing in the World shall ever be capable to carry me from loving you She was scarce arriv'd at Casal but the Duke writ a Letter to her as well for his own satisfaction as for the contentment of her he Lov'd it was thus MARGARET My Heart THis is the first Letter which I write to you with one of those Pens that are guided by Love I address to you whom I alone adore as the onely and first object of my Love To tell you how sensible I am of your absence you must a●ke this Heart which thinks more of you then of it self I do not sware it to you the Words of