Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	accuse_v	carry_v	great_a	17	3	2.0871	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36945	Arcana aulica, or, Walsingham's manual of prudential maxims for the states-man and the courtier; Traicté de la cour. Part 2. English	Refuge, Eustache de, d. 1617.; Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590.; Walsingham, Edward, d. 1663.	1652 (1652)	Wing D2683; ESTC R15739	68,004	176

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that_o he_o can_v that_o he_o may_v have_v this_o satisfaction_n of_o mind_n at_o least_o that_o he_o have_v do_v his_o duty_n and_o all_o that_o in_o prudence_n he_o ought_v chap._n 34._o how_o to_o preserve_v our_o favour_n and_o office_n with_o the_o succeed_a prince_n he_o be_v deserve_o to_o be_v remember_v among_o the_o darling_n of_o fortune_n who_o authority_n and_o interest_n be_v great_a with_o one_o prince_n continue_v so_o with_o his_o successor_n it_o be_v true_o a_o thing_n very_o rare_a in_o court_n because_o he_o that_o be_v to_o succeed_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n suspect_v by_o the_o present_a prince_n and_o therefore_o they_o who_o manage_v his_o affair_n be_v necessitate_v to_o be_v adverse_a unto_o the_o heir_n apparent_a from_o whence_o common_o deadly_a enmity_n arise_v beside_o this_o also_o the_o succeed_a prince_n have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n servant_n know_v and_o endear_v unto_o he_o by_o a_o long_a fidelity_n and_o many_o service_n for_o who_o 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such_o foot_n at_o last_o that_o oftentimes_o the_o prince_n hate_v the_o person_n accuse_v before_o he_o examine_v the_o crime_n he_o therefore_o that_o will_v provide_v for_o his_o safety_n must_v make_v himself_o at_o court_n one_o friend_n or_o more_o to_o defend_v he_o in_o his_o absence_n against_o the_o dangerous_a assault_n of_o calumny_n but_o withal_o he_o must_v take_v care_n they_o be_v person_n of_o condition_n and_o honour_n or_o at_o least_o man_n of_o interest_n and_o such_o as_o have_v access_n to_o the_o prince_n ear_n as_o ready_o as_o our_o enemy_n i_o confess_v the_o store_n of_o such_o friend_n in_o court_n be_v but_o very_o small_a where_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a custom_n almost_o among_o all_o if_o not_o to_o persecute_v their_o companion_n themselves_o at_o least_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v oppress_v by_o other_o but_o yet_o it_o happen_v sometime_o that_o there_o be_v one_o that_o either_o out_o of_o gratitude_n for_o benefit_n receive_v or_o with_o a_o desire_n of_o oblige_v we_o or_o else_o out_o of_o hatred_n towards_o our_o accuser_n will_v perform_v that_o office_n chap._n 35._o ostentation_n of_o the_o prince_n favour_n to_o be_v avoid_v something_o also_o concerning_o our_o friend_n and_o follower_n let_v our_o courtier_n avoid_v all_o ostentation_n of_o the_o prince_n favour_n not_o only_o to_o eschew_v the_o envy_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o companion_n but_o also_o of_o the_o prince_n himself_o for_o late_o when_o the_o grandee_n of_o spain_n go_v about_o to_o supplant_v cardinal_n spin●sa_n under_o philip_n the_o second_o see_v with_o what_o a_o wile_n they_o circumvent_v he_o they_o all_o strike_v sail_n to_o he_o they_o all_o seem_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o their_o fortune_n depend_v upon_o his_o favour_n the_o very_a domestic_a servant_n of_o the_o king_n show_v themselves_o very_o obedient_a and_o ready_a at_o his_o beck_n which_o when_o the_o prince_n observe_v he_o be_v remove_v from_o court_n and_o all_o that_o power_n and_o greatness_n which_o he_o have_v acquire_v in_o less_o than_o two_o year_n fall_v to_o nothing_o let_v therefore_o our_o courtier_n learn_v to_o be_v content_v with_o a_o modest_a ●rain_n of_o attendant_n and_o with_o a_o ra●e_n of_o live_v rather_o beneath_o the_o dignity_n wherewith_o he_o be_v honour_v by_o the_o prince_n then_o above_o it_o which_o he_o must_v be_v sure_a never_o to_o exceed_v it_o be_v unseasonable_a to_o lessen_v your_o attendant_n when_o your_o fortune_n be_v decline_v it_o avail_v seneca_n nothing_o after_o he_o have_v lose_v nero_n favour_n to_o hide_v himself_o in_o his_o private_a house_n and_o betake_v himself_o to_o his_o study_n nor_o to_o shut_v out_o visitant_n with_o his_o pretence_n of_o want_n of_o health_n neither_o do_v it_o advantage_n agricola_n a_o whit_n to_o have_v enter_v the_o city_n by_o night_n and_o with_o a_o slender_a company_n of_o follower_n wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o put_v on_o a_o face_n of_o modesty_n betimes_o and_o hold_v on_o so_o yet_o although_o i_o will_v not_o have_v our_o courtier_n be_v besiege_v with_o too_o great_a a_o thr●ng_n of_o friend_n and_o servant_n i_o will_v not_o have_v he_o neglect_v to_o make_v many_o creature_n and_o follower_n not_o to_o serve_v he_o in_o his_o pomp_n but_o to_o support_v and_o comfort_v he_o if_o any_o adversity_n shall_v happen_v for_o although_o a_o adverse_a fortune_n find_v few_o of_o these_o prove_v friend_n yet_o there_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n some_o among_o they_o who_o will_v endeavour_v to_o shelter_v and_o assist_v you_o if_o not_o out_o of_o friendship_n yet_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o their_o own_o advantage_n which_o they_o may_v well_o expect_v from_o the_o restauration_n of_o your_o fortune_n chap._n 36._o how_o to_o manage_v and_o dispense_v the_o prince_n favour_n advice_n and_o comfort_n in_o adversity_n