Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	milk_n	mother_n	nurse_n	1,927	5	11.0820	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16659	The English gentlevvoman, drawne out to the full body expressing, what habilliments doe best attire her, what ornaments doe best adorne her, what complements doe best accomplish her. By Richard Brathvvait Esq.	Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1631 (1631)	STC 3565; ESTC S122488	147,901	276

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126._o 127._o a_o application_n to_o these_o lady_n of_o our_o own_o pag._n 127._o 128._o fancy_n observat._n 6._o fancy_n be_v to_o be_v with_o deliberation_n ground_v pag._n 129._o the_o eye_n be_v fancy_n harbinger_n but_o the_o heart_n be_v her_o harbour_n ibid._n direction_n for_o settle_v and_o dispose_v our_o affection_n pag._n 130._o love_n purity_n be_v to_o be_v discuss_v before_o it_o be_v entertain_v pag._n 131._o not_o the_o rind_n but_o the_o mind_n be_v discretion_n adamant_n pag._n 132._o the_o misery_n of_o jealousy_n deblazon_v and_o exemplify_v ibid._n singular_a resolve_n for_o a_o conjugal_a state_n pag._n 133_o 134._o fancy_n be_v to_o be_v with_o constancy_n retain_v page_z 135._o two_o memorable_a motto_n recommmend_v ibid._n the_o waywardnesse_n of_o some_o woman_n just_o reprove_v and_o how_o that_o humour_n may_v be_v rectify_v pag._n 136._o the_o admirable_a purity_n and_o efficacy_n of_o love_n pag._n 137._o memorable_a example_n of_o conjugal_a constancy_n and_o continency_n ibid._n a_o exhortation_n tend_v to_o the_o imitation_n of_o such_o famous_a precedent_n ibid._n wanton_a fancy_n be_v a_o wander_a frenzy_n pag._n 138._o wanton_a love_n seldom_o or_o never_o promise_v good_a success_n ibid._n the_o incendiary_n or_o foment_n of_o this_o inordinate_a passion_n to_o ●●xe_v particular_n reduce_v all_o which_o be_v in_o one_o distich_n include_v pag._n 139_o the_o odious_a and_o inhuman_a effect_n in_o all_o age_n derive_v from_o the_o violence_n of_o this_o wanton_a fancy_n or_o wander_v frenzy_n pag._n 140._o 141._o sovereign_n receipt_n to_o cure_v this_o desperate_a malady_n ibid._n what_o kind_n of_o affection_n deserve_v a_o gentlewoman_n election_n pag._n 142._o how_o fancy_n may_v be_v check_v if_o too_o wild_a confirm_v by_o a_o philosophical_a demonstration_n or_o physical_a experiment_n ibid._n a_o pleasant_a and_o pithy_a expostulation_n with_o fancy_n ibid._n a_o dissuasion_n from_o too_o much_o credulity_n to_o the_o light_n protest_v of_o deceive_a fancy_n confirm_v by_o a_o modern_a example_n pag._n 143._o a_o gentlewoman_n may_v with_o more_o safety_n suspect_v than_o too_o rash_o affect_v ibid._n a_o discreet_a resolution_n upon_o term_n of_o affection_n second_v with_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o assure_a blessing_n pag._n 144._o the_o secret_a impression_n and_o passionate_a expression_n of_o a_o unfortunate_a lady_n in_o the_o relation_n of_o her_o misery_n pag._n 144._o 145._o it_o be_v not_o so_o hard_a to_o give_v comfortable_a counsel_n to_o the_o sorrowful_a as_o to_o find_v a_o fit_a season_n when_o to_o give_v it_o ibid._n consideration_n a_o necessary_a guide_n to_o affection_n ibid._n repentance_n come_v too_o late_o at_o marriage●night_n how_o fancy_n may_v be_v cheer_v if_o too_o cold_a pag._n 146._o the_o incomparable_a honour_n of_o a_o virgin-condition_n ibid._n the_o hate_n of_o incest_n with_o brute_n beast_n pag._n 147._o the_o bird_n of_o love_n the_o emblem_n of_o a_o lover_n heart_n pag._n 149._o money_n be_v inferior_a picture_n to_o true_a lover_n ibid._n the_o absolute_a end_n of_o a_o conjugal_a state_n pag._n 150_o a_o attemperament_n of_o both_o th●se_a indispose_a fancy_n before_o mention_v ibid._n the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o wise_a and_o wild_a love_n consist_v in_o this_o the_o one_o ever_o deliberate_v before_o it_o love_v the_o other_o love_v before_o it_o deliberate_v pag._n 151._o necessary_a caution_n for_o all_o kind-hearted_a gentlewoman_n pag._n 152._o the_o like_a for_o all_o coy_a or_o coole-affected_n gentlewoman_n pag._n 153._o a_o sweet_a attemperament_n of_o both_o these_o humour_n with_o a_o apt_a emblem_n explain_v and_o proper_o apply_v to_o such_o as_o be_v with_o either_o of_o these_o humour_n distemper_v pag._n 154._o 155._o gentility_n observat._n 7._o gentility_n be_v derive_v from_o our_o ancestor_n to_o we_o but_o soon_o blanch_v if_o not_o revive_v by_o we_o pag._n 157._o a_o persuasion_n to_o the_o imitation_n of_o our_o ancestor_n virtue_n pag._n 158._o there_o be_v nothing_o mortal_a about_o they_o but_o their_o body_n and_o those_o be_v too_o frail_a cabonet_n for_o such_o rich_a eminence_n to_o lodge_v in_o whereas_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o frailty_n about_o we_o for_o loose_v and_o licentious_a love_n to_o lie_v in_o ibid._n those_o odour_n deserve_v high_a honour_n that_o beautify_v we_o live_v and_o preserve_v our_o memory_n die_v ibid._n to_o see_v a_o light_a lady_n descend_v from_o a_o noble_a family_n be_v a_o spectacle_n of_o more_o spread_a infamy_n than_o any_o subject_n of_o inferior_a quality_n pag._n 159._o gentility_n be_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o antiquity_n of_o time_n but_o precedency_n in_o worth_n pag._n 160._o the_o reason_n why_o generous_a descent_n become_v so_o much_o corrupt_v and_o virtuous_a parent_n by_o vicious_a child_n so_o frequent_o disparage_v ibid._n &_o 161_o mother_n the_o naturall_a nurse_n confirm_v by_o precept_n custom_n and_o example_n pag._n ibid._n *_o supra_fw-la pag._n 108._o 109._o a_o effectual_a persuasion_n to_o that_o duty_n ibid._n &_o pag._n 162._o virtue_n the_o best_a coat_n pag._n ibid._n heraldry_n prove_v virtue_n coat_n to_o be_v the_o best_a because_o deblazon_v with_o least_o charge_n ibid._n virtue_n be_v no_o admire_a lover_n of_o aught_o that_o be_v below_o she_o pag._n 162._o 163._o the_o misery_n of_o this_o age_n in_o sumptuousnesse_n of_o attire_n pag._n ibid._n the_o honour_n of_o humility_n pag._n 174._o a_o glorious_a reproovall_n of_o modest_a matron_n pag._n 175._o sin_n prevention_n be_v to_o prevent_v the_o occasion_n pag._n 176._o gentlewoman_n be_v to_o reflect_v more_o on_o their_o inward_a worth_n than_o on_o their_o outward_a wear_n pag._n 176._o it_o will_v not_o redound_v much_o to_o a_o gentlewoman_n honour_n to_o have_v observe_v the_o fashion_n of_o the_o time_n but_o with_o a_o discreet_a contempt_n or_o civil_a neglect_n of_o fashion_n to_o have_v redeem_v her_o time_n pag._n 177._o live_v action_n of_o true_a gentility_n happy_a precursor_n to_o the_o state_n of_o glory_n ibid._n there_o be_v native_a seed_n of_o goodness_n sow_v in_o generous_a blood_n by_o lineal_a succession_n various_o instance_a pag._n ibid._n &_o 178._o 179._o those_o who_o be_v with_o the_o choice_a virtue_n endow_v become_v oft_o time_n most_o traduce_v ibid._n &_o 180._o there_o be_v no_o one_o virtue_n which_o make_v a_o gentlewoman_n more_o gracious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o her_o beholder_n than_o modesty_n the_o great_a advancer_n of_o many_o ancient_a family_n ibid._n to_o be_v high_a bear_v and_o base_o mind_v be_v to_o engraft_v bastard_n slip_v in_o a_o noble_a stock_n ibid._n high_a and_o heroic_a virtue_n become_v great_a house_n confirm_v by_o the_o resolution_n of_o a_o noble_a lady_n in_o reject_v the_o powerful_a solicitancy_n of_o a_o sensual_a suitor_n ibid._n and_o 181._o emulation_n of_o goodness_n in_o great_a person_n be_v honourable_a ibid._n how_o these_o native_a seed_n of_o goodness_n may_v be_v ripen_v by_o instruction_n pag._n 182._o no_o tutress_n fit_a to_o perfect_v this_o excellent_a work_n in_o gentlewoman_n than_o those_o who_o be_v the_o secundarie_n instrument_n of_o their_o be_v strengthen_v by_o example_n and_o reason_n pag._n 183._o a_o select_a choice_n and_o recommendation_n of_o sundry_a book_n of_o instruction_n to_o the_o perusal_n of_o our_o english_a gentlewoman_n ibid._n a_o brief_a enumeration_n serious_a discussion_n and_o judicious_a election_n of_o sundry_a ancient_a father_n with_o other_o moral_a author_n pag._n 184._o english_a translation_n the_o light_n of_o lady_n but_o damp_n of_o scholar_n pag._n 187._o private_a nursery_n household_n academy_n ibid._n the_o first_o instruction_n take_v the_o deep_a impression_n with_o a_o useful_a application_n to_o every_o condition_n pag._n 188._o necessary_a direction_n high_o conduce_v to_o the_o good_a report_n and_o repute_v of_o maid_n and_o matron_n 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