Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	husband_n	let_v	wife_n	4,137	5	7.9298	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07238	The Emperour of the East· A tragæ-comœdie. The scæne Constantinople. As it hath bene diuers times acted, at the Black-friers, and Globe play-houses, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. Written by Philip Massinger.	Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640.	1632 (1632)	STC 17636; ESTC S112418	43,955	95

from yours And that still waites vpon you nor can I Bee left with such security with any As with the gracious Princesse who receiued Addition though shee bee all excellence In being stilde your sister Theod. O sweete creature Let mee bee censur'd fond and too indulgent Nay though they say vxorious I care not Her loue and sweete humility exact A tribute far beyond my power to pay Her matchlesse goodnesse Forward Exeunt Theodosius and the traine Pulch. Now you finde Your dying fathers prophecie that foretolde Your present greatnesse to the full accomplish'd For the poore aides and furtherance I lent you I willingly forget Ath. Eu'n that bindes me To a more strict remembrance of the fauor Nor shall you from my soule ingratitude In any circumstance euer finde cause T' upbraid me with your benefit Pul. I beleeue so Pray you giue vs leaue what now I must deliuer Vnder the deepest seale of secrecy Though it be for you good will giue assurance Of what is look'd for if you not alone Heare but obey my counsels Ath. They must be Of a strange nature if with zealous speed I put 'em not in practice Pul. 'T were impertinence To dwell on circumstances since the wound Requires a suddain cure especially Since you that are the happy instrument Elected to it though yong in your iudgement Write far aboue your yeeres and may instruct Such as are more experienc'd Ath. Good madam In this I must oppose you I am well Acquainted with my weaknesse and it will not Become your wisdome by which I am rais'd To this titulary height that should correct The pride and ouerweening of my fortune To play the parasite to it in ascribing That merit to me vnto which I can Pretend no interest pray you excuse My bold simplicity and to my waight Designe me where you please and you shall finde In my obedience I am still your creature Pul. 'T is nobly answer'd and I glory in The building I haue rais'd go on sweet Lady In this your vertuous progresse but to the point You know nor do I enuy it you haue Acquir'd that power which not long since was mine In gouerning the Emperor and must vse The strength you hold in the heart of his affections For his priuate as the publique preseruation To which there is no greater enemy Then his exorbitant prodigality How ere his sycophants and flatterers call it Royall magnificence and though you may Vrge what 's done for your honor must not be Curb'd or be controul'd by you you cannot in Your wisdome but conceiue if that the torrent Of his violent bounties be not stopp'd or lessen'd It will proue most pernitious Therefore Madam Since 't is your duty as you are his wife To giue him sauing counsells and in being Almost his idoll may command him to Take any shape you please with a powerfull hand To stop him in his precipice to ruine Ath. Auert it heauen Pul. Heauen is most gratious to you madam In choosing you to be the instrument Of such a pious work You see he signes What suit soeuer is preferr'd not once Inquiring what it is yeelding himselfe A prey to all I would therefore haue you Lady As I know you will to aduise him or command him As he would reap the plenty of your fauours To vse more moderation in his bounties And that before he giues he would consider The what to whom and wherefore Ath. Do yo think Such arrogance or vsurpation rather Of what is proper and peculiar To euery priuate husband and much more To him an Emperor can ranck with th' obedience And duty of a wife are we appointed In our creation let me reason with you To rule or to obey or 'cause he loues me With a kinde impotence must I tyrannize Ouer his weaknesse or abuse the strength With which he armes me to his wrong or like A prostituted creature merchandize Our mutuall delight for hire or to Serue mine owne sordid ends in vulgar nuptials Priority is exploded though there be A difference in the parties and shall I His vassall from obscurity rais'd by him To this so eminent light presume to appoint him To do or not to do this or that when wiues Are well accommodated by their husbands With all things both for vse and ornament Let them fix there and neuer dare to question Their wils or actions For my selfe I vow Though now my Lord would rashly giue away His Scepter and imperiall Diadem Or if there could be any thing more pretious I would not crosse it but I know this is But a triall of my temper and as such I do receiue it or if 't be otherwise You are so subtill in your arguments I dare not stay to heare them Pulcher. Is 't eu'n so I haue power ore these yet and command their stay To hearken nearer to me 1 Sister We are charg'd By the Emperor our brother to attend The Empresse seruice 2 Sister You are too mortifi'd sister With reuerence I speak it for yong Ladies To keepe you company I am so tir'd With your tedious exhortations doctrines vses Of your religious morality That for my health sake I must take the freedome To enioy a little of those pretty pleasures That I was borne to 1 Sister When I come to your yeeres I le do as you do but till then with your pardon I le lose no more time I haue not learn't to dance yet Nor sing but holy hymnes and those to vile tunes too Nor to discourse but of Schoolemens opinions How shall I answer my sutors since I hope Ere long I shall haue many without practice To write and speake somthing that 's not deriu'd From the fathers of Philosophy 2 Sister We shall shame Our breeding Sister if we should go on thus 1 Sister 'T is for your credit that we study How to conuerse with men women with women Yeelds but a barren argument 2 Sister She frownes But you 'll protect vs Madam Ath. Yes and loue Your sweet simplicity 1 Sister All yong gyrles are so Till they know the way of 't 2 Sister But when we are enter'd We shall on a good round pace Ath. I le leaue you Madam 1 Sister And we our duties with you Exeunt Athenais and the yong Ladyes Pul. On all hands Thus slighted no way left am I growne stupid In my inuention can I make no vse Of the Emperors bounties now 't is thought within there Seruant Madam Enter a Seruant Pul. It shall be so neerer your eare Draw a petition to this end Seru. Besides The danger to prefer it I beleeue T will nere be granted Pul. How 's this are you growne From a seruant my director let me heare No more of this Dispatch I le master him At his owne weapon Exit Seruant Enter Theodosius Favorinus Philanax Timantus Gratianus Theod. Let me vnderstand it If yet there be ought wanting that may perfect A generall happinesse Fauor The peoples ioy In seas of acclamations flow