Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A52447
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Observations and advices oeconomical
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North, Dudley North, Baron, 1602-1677.
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1669
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Wing N1286; ESTC R616
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senator_n in_o their_o beginning_n and_o the_o noble_a venetian_n now_o subsist_v in_o their_o greatness_n by_o it_o true_a it_o be_v that_o state_n have_v obtain_v much_o riches_n become_v subject_a to_o extravagant_a expense_n and_o luxury_n but_o these_o excess_n grow_v not_o to_o their_o height_n till_o the_o state_n come_v to_o its_o declination_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o roman_n and_o persian_n and_o now_o have_v make_v our_o approach_n let_v we_o give_v a_o definition_n of_o oeconomy_n ii_o oeconomy_n be_v the_o art_n of_o well_o govern_v a_o man_n private_a house_n and_o fortune_n by_o which_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v no_o necessary_a object_n of_o oeconomy_n save_o a_o owner_n with_o his_o house_n and_o possession_n but_o it_o be_v seldom_o exercise_v without_o wife_n and_o servant_n and_o child_n will_v be_v desire_v for_o succession_n sake_n and_o as_o the_o bond_n or_o tie_n of_o affection_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n wherefore_o we_o shall_v treat_v of_o all_o these_o and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n of_o a_o wife_n who_o care_n within_o door_n be_v of_o great_a importance_n iii_o it_o be_v a_o ancient_a english_a proverb_n that_o if_o a_o man_n will_v thrive_v he_o must_v ask_v leave_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o thrift_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o small_a consideration_n in_o oeconomy_n if_o therefore_o choice_n be_v make_v of_o a_o wife_n let_v he_o use_v as_o well_o his_o ear_n as_o his_o eye_n that_o be_v let_v he_o rather_o trust_v to_o his_o discretion_n according_a to_o what_o he_o hear_v than_o to_o his_o affection_n kindle_v by_o sight_n that_o she_o may_v be_v no_o less_o useful_a in_o the_o day_n than_o agreeable_a at_o night_n iv._o a_o jove_n principium_fw-la let_v she_o be_v of_o the_o same_o profession_n in_o religion_n with_o her_o husband_n for_o between_o they_o that_o agree_v not_o to_o go_v to_o church_n together_o there_o can_v hardly_o be_v consent_n in_o other_o thing_n neither_o shall_v she_o otherwise_o be_v of_o too_o 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themselves_o to_o several_a way_n according_a to_o their_o different_a constitution_n and_o disposition_n the_o best_a of_o they_o be_v so_o happy_a in_o temper_n and_o ability_n as_o they_o be_v able_a in_o a_o modest_a way_n to_o propose_v to_o their_o husband_n strength_n of_o reason_n for_o their_o chief_a desire_n and_o these_o aught_o to_o receive_v full_a satisfaction_n unless_o the_o husband_n can_v convince_v they_o with_o strong_a reason_n vii_o some_o other_o of_o mild_a temper_n seek_v to_o have_v their_o will_n by_o discontent_n upon_o refusal_n express_v it_o by_o tear_n and_o pretend_a indisposition_n of_o body_n and_o these_o find_v many_o time_n a_o indulgence_n perhaps_o too_o often_o some_o be_v of_o so_o fiery_a constitution_n as_o upon_o denial_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o fly_v in_o their_o husband_n face_n and_o these_o deserve_v little_a encouragement_n in_o this_o case_n the_o husband_n patience_n must_v be_v a_o narcotick_a to_o keep_v he_o from_o be_v too_o 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