Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	brother_n	king_n	son_n	9,077	5	5.2235	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33918	A second defence of the Short view of the prophaneness and immorality of the English stage, &c. being a reply to a book, entituled, The ancient and modern stages surveyed, &c. / by Jeremy Collier ...; Short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage	Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.	1700 (1700)	Wing C5262; ESTC R20776	75,081	146

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sophocles_n antigone_n this_o lady_n he_o pretend_v make_v some_o intemperate_a discovery_n and_o do_v not_o keep_v up_o to_o the_o decency_n of_o sex_n and_o condition_n to_o understand_v something_o of_o the_o fable_n this_o antigone_n be_v by_o king_n creon_n her_o uncle_n sentence_v to_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o a_o cave_n and_o starve_v to_o death_n only_o for_o bury_v her_o brother_n polynices_n contrary_a to_o the_o king_n order_n she_o be_v likewise_o contract_v to_o his_o son_n haemon_n now_o though_o she_o have_v stand_v firm_a against_o the_o menace_n of_o creon_n and_o show_v herself_o brave_a and_o good_a nature_a to_o a_o extraordinary_a pitch_n yet_o when_o she_o come_v to_o be_v lead_v to_o execution_n her_o fortitude_n give_v way_n a_o little_a to_o the_o tenderness_n of_o her_o sex_n she_o break_v out_o into_o some_o natural_a start_n of_o concern_v and_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o that_o age_n and_o the_o eastern_a country_n 37._o country_n judg._n 11._o v._n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o lady_n we_o must_v understand_v have_v see_v her_o father_n murder_v by_o her_o mother_n and_o aegisthus_n she_o be_v likewise_o ill_o treat_v in_o the_o family_n and_o have_v no_o body_n to_o take_v care_n of_o her_o interest_n and_o make_v good_a the_o expectation_n of_o her_o birth_n she_o have_v none_o but_o her_o brother_n orestes_n to_o depend_v on_o and_o his_o long_a absence_n make_v she_o afraid_a she_o be_v forget_v in_o short_a she_o be_v impatient_a for_o his_o return_n alib_a sophoc_n ●lect_v act._n 2._o &_o alib_a and_o seem_v rather_o to_o wish_v for_o protection_n and_o revenge_n than_o a_o settlement_n and_o be_v it_o otherwise_o the_o expression_n be_v perfect_o inoffensive_a and_o thus_o sophocles_n stand_v disengage_v without_o difficulty_n and_o have_v the_o english_a stage_n be_v thus_o reserve_v they_o have_v save_v i_o the_o trouble_n of_o a_o whole_a chapter_n as_o for_o aeschylus_n the_o surveyor_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o offer_v at_o he_o so_o that_o there_o be_v two_o of_o the_o three_o greek_a tragedian_n secure_v but_o euripides_n be_v now_o set_v to_o the_o bar_n and_o terrible_o handle_v for_o give_v this_o line_n to_o polyxena_n when_o she_o be_v go_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v 301._o survey_n p._n 301._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v she_o be_v go_v to_o die_v unmarried_a and_o without_o be_v dispose_v of_o according_a to_o the_o privilege_n of_o her_o condition_n this_o complaint_n be_v in_o the_o surveyor_n aggravation_n very_o unreasonable_a he_o grow_v very_o tragical_a upon_o the_o occasion_n tax_v the_o princess_n with_o incontinence_n 302._o survey_n p._n 302._o meanness_n of_o spirit_n and_o a_o inte●●●rate_a desire_n of_o engage_v with_o the_o conqueror_n of_o her_o country_n though_o at_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o be_v his_o slave_n but_o this_o lady_n be_v wrong_v by_o the_o surveyor_n the_o case_n be_v misreport_v and_o as_o it_o sometime_o happen_v the_o indictment_n be_v set_v forth_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o noise_n than_o law_n let_v the_o lady_n speak_v for_o herself_o now_o in_o this_o very_a scene_n 2._o eurip._n hec._n act._n 2._o she_o lament_v the_o misfortune_n of_o her_o family_n and_o let_v we_o understand_v that_o her_o birth_n give_v she_o just_a pretence_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o to_o a_o monarch_n but_o now_o the_o ruin_n of_o her_o country_n have_v change_v the_o prospect_n and_o make_v marriage_n her_o aversion_n she_o can_v now_o expect_v nothing_o but_o that_o some_o little_a slave_n shall_v be_v force_v upon_o she_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o she_o go_v bold_o to_o the_o altar_n 14._o eurip._n p._n 13_o 14._o congratulate_v her_o murder_n cantab._n ed._n cantab._n and_o be_v please_v with_o the_o rescue_n of_o death_n she_o be_v glad_a not_o to_o survive_v her_o greatness_n any_o long_o and_o say_v life_n be_v over-purchased_a upon_o the_o term_n of_o ignominy_n in_o a_o word_n she_o be_v so_o far_o from_o deserve_v the_o surveyor_n censure_n that_o when_o she_o come_v to_o the_o block_n she_o make_v decency_n her_o last_o care_n and_o expire_v in_o the_o character_n of_o her_o condition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 20._o ibid._n p._n 20._o the_o surveyor_n be_v now_o for_o persecute_v her_o sister_n cassandra_n and_o one_o will_v almost_o think_v that_o he_o have_v like_o juno_n a_o spite_n to_o the_o whole_a family_n this_o lady_n he_o blame_v for_o be_v too_o forward_o in_o discover_v her_o satisfaction_n at_o the_o 7._o suru._n p._n 305_o 6_o 7._o news_n of_o her_o match_n with_o agamemnon_n but_o first_o here_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o exceptionable_a expression_n but_o the_o language_n be_v inoffensive_a to_o the_o most_o exact_a niceness_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v blacken_v the_o page_n with_o greek_a to_o no_o purpose_n second_o cassandra_n forwardness_n to_o comply_v proceed_v pure_o from_o her_o revenge_n be_v in_o a_o prophetic_a fit_a she_o foresee_v this_o match_n will_v prove_v fatal_a to_o agamemnon_n and_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o though_o she_o know_v herself_o be_v short_o to_o be_v murder_v yet_o the_o prospect_n of_o revenge_v her_o country_n and_o destroy_v her_o great_a enemy_n make_v she_o run_v into_o transport_n and_o desire_v her_o mother_n to_o congratulate_v her_o happiness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 145._o troad_n p._n 145._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o have_v enlarge_v upon_o the_o misfortune_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o show_v how_o glorious_o the_o trojan_n die_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n she_o persuade_v hecuba_n not_o to_o afflict_v herself_o for_o now_o say_v she_o i_o be_o go_v to_o make_v the_o general_n a_o full_a return_n and_o to_o finish_v his_o ruin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 146._o ibid._n 146._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o cassandra_n 308._o survey_v p._n 306._o 308._o in_o the_o surveyor_n opinion_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v so_o forward_o to_o rush_v upon_o she_o own_o dishonour_n to_o clear_v this_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o cassandra_n be_v under_o extraordinary_a circumstance_n she_o be_v possess_v both_o by_o apollo_n and_o a_o very_a govern_v passion_n beside_o now_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o transport_v of_o prophecy_n and_o revenge_n shall_v make_v she_o a_o little_a overlook_v other_o consideration_n but_o this_o reason_n apart_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o cassandra_n be_v force_v upon_o any_o dishonourable_a engagement_n 143._o troad_n p._n 143._o for_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v not_o as_o talthybius_n tell_v her_o mother_n unreputable_a at_o that_o time_n of_o day_n polygamy_n be_v then_o the_o practice_n of_o several_a country_n and_o particular_o the_o