Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	honour_v	parent_n	3,428	5	9.3487	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54240	The wits academy, or, The muses delight consisting of merry dialogues upon various occasions composed of mirth, wit, and eloquence, for a help to discourse to such as have had but small converse with the critical sort of people, which live in this censorious age : as also, divers sorts of letters upon several occasions both merry and jocose, helpful for the inexpert to imitate, and pleasant to those of better judgement, at their own leisure to peruse : with a perfect collection of all the newest and best songs, and catches, that are, and have been lately in request at court, and both the theatres.	W. P.	1677 (1677)	Wing P139; ESTC R4337	143,775	351

of your opinion touching them thus hoping ere-long that you will receive as much content of my courses as you have ever doubted the contrary in the duty of my humble Love I take my leave for this time but rest always Your dutiful Son S. D. A Daughters Letter to a Mother Honoured Mother I Mast acknowledge in all duty that your came of me hath been so great that my prayers shall ever petition Heaven for your long life and happiness and will always move in obedience to your commands I have no other ways to express my filial duty and love but by conforming my self in all things to your commands and I shall think all the endeavours of my life well bestowed to gain your blessing and love which I have hitherto enjoyed let me beseech therefore and beg of you that there may be a continuation of your kind love and good affection towards me and I will endeavour all the days of my life more and more continually to engratiate my self into your favour whilst I am Your obedient and datiful Daughter J. P. The Mothers kind Answer My dear Child I Received thy kind and dutiful Letter which was no small comfort to me pray God continue thy duty and obedience to thy Loving Mother and if thou dost fear him I am sure be will encline thy heart to Wisdom which is to fear the Lord and to honour thy Parents with humble reverence and will be the only way to prolong thy days on Earth and after Death hath seized upon thy body and sent thee to the Grave yet thy name shall live after Death to Immortality and all that ever knew thee shall lament thy loss after death saying thou lived'st and did'st die a good Woman and a good Christian which will be a comfort to thy Friends that hear it and an Eternal joy and consolation to thy self in the World to come thus to the protection of him that made thee I recommand thee who am Thy loving Mother J. P. A Letter of comfort to a Friend in Adversity Sir WEakness is presently discomfited when any calamity doth befal them but I doubt not but you are strong enough to oppose your unfortunate sorrows and to make such good use of them that they shall rather confirm then discourage you in the way of vertue I know you can look upon Adversity with an eye of consideration discerning therein the hand of Providence look up then and see from whence all troubles do arise there is a blessing annexed to them if they be suffered with patience your virtue that stands inward may now be made apparent to the World in bearing your sorrow misery or any worldly affliction which refine good Men to a greater perfection I know you need not my counsel being strong in your self yet pardon my love my compassion and my counsel and accept them from Yours bound to serve you N. C. The Answer Kind Sir LIke as the Rain doth fall from a wandring Traveller when he comes dropping in even so at the receipt of your kind and cordial Letter I felt my sorrows wast and vanish from me being presently refreshed by your good counsel and all my sorrow is in this my adversity that I have nothing to requite your love withal but the poor and slender payment of thanks It is common with others whom we reckon in the number of Friends to fall off when they see their Friend is fallen into any calamity but such are no more to be accounted of then the flattering shadow that walks before us in the Sun-shine whilst your Love being built on the constant foundation of your goodness cannot be shaken with the unfortunate chances of your Friend in all Estates your Love doth know no change and this in the midst of my troubles shall bring me store of assured comfort that I am blest with a Friend so faithful unto him who is Your friend in the same fidelity C. B. A Letter sent to a Friend perswading him that he was a Cuckold Honest Charles THou knowest I love thee well and ever have done since our first acquaintance In troth I am sorry that I must now write to thee about such news as I believe will be unwelcome to thee which to be short and plain I hear tkou art a Cuckold neither do I ground my belief upon the vulgar report of others that say thy Wife is a Whore but I have seen so much by her own self that thou must needs be a Cuckold by those actions which I have observed by her in our Market Town she not thinking me to be so near her watch her a little more narrowly for the future and I believe thou wilt soon be satisfied of the truth of this matter I do not write this to make thee jealous without cause but because I would not have thee rock the Cradle when another Man got the Bastard this is all from Thy real Friend H. E. The Answer Honest Harry I Must confess that thou tellest me strange News neither is it in the least welcome to me yet as I would not be too credulous in believing any thing that may touch or stain the honour and reputation of my Wife who has been my Bedfellow thus long so in like manner I would not be blinded with sair speeches to believe her honest that is a notorious Strumpet for as thou sayest Harry by that means I may indeed Father the spurious issue of unknown Progenitors yet however I will not be jealous before I find a cause and when I have found a cause I will not be jealous long after for I will watch her as warily as ever a Cat watcht a Mouse that she shall not stir but I will Incognito attend her and then I shall quickly perceive how she behaves her self abroad she not mistrusting of my suspicion will not proceed so cunningly as otherwise she might but will continue in her wonted course without all doubt which if it should be in the ways of wickedness as God forbid it should I should be very sorry and would soon separate my self from her and if I am a Cuckold I am certain Harry you know and are acquainted with several others as may shake hands with me You know 't is said that Cuckolds are Christians and truly I am apt to think that it is many an honest Man's lot and also many a Knave 's deserved Fortune to be Cuckolded by his own Wife at home at that very instant of time that he is Cuckolding his Neighbour abroad As for my part Harry if it be so it shall not much trouble me but I am resolved to know the truth on 't for I know thy honest love and kindness to me is such that thou would'st not give me any disturbance without some grounds and for thy love I give thee hearty thanks who am Thine to my power C. D. A Fantastick Letter to a Friend to try both his Wit and patience Sir I Would be glad to see you for