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	love_n	wife_n	8,272	5	8.0646	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55492	The French conjurer a comedy : as it is acted at the Duke of York's Theatre / written by T.P., Gent.	Porter, T. (Thomas), 1636-1680.; Alemán, Mateo, 1547-1614? Aventuras y vida de Guzmán de Alfarache.	1678 (1678)	Wing P2991; ESTC R9845	34,948	58

and so your Servant Sir Expect to see me come loaded with the best news you ever heard in your life Such a Mistriss and such a Plot Claud. Hark you one word more Sab. Your Servant your Servant Exit Claud. Whirz Well if her wit be as fleet as her heels the Devil 's in 't if I miscarry This is the nimblest little Bawd I ever met with Most of her profession are such heavie bundles of filth that the very sight of the nauseous Caterer is enough to spoil a mans appetite to the Venison Enter Servant Sir there 's a Monsieur came from Madrid would speak with you Claud. Go fetch him in Enter Dorido and Horatio You are come in a very fortunate minute Dor. Why Senior Claud. Faith to give me your approbation of a Monsieur I have sent me from Madrid Hor. Dam your Monsieurs I hate ' em Claud. Faith I am no admirer of 'em my self but the Embassadours kindness I could not refuse Enter Monsieur and Truro Well Gentlemen how do you like my Frenchman Dor. There 's a head of hair like the Forest of Arden Hor. And a pair of Breeches like the Crim Tarters Pavilion The French and English are such Prodigals that you shall have a French Monsieur or an English Lord bestow more in cloathing themselves and Footboys than would compleatly robe all the Infantry belonging to one of our Spanish Armies Dor. Senior Claudio if you do not put the change upon his Dress your whole Fortune must go to purchase him Ribbon Pantaloons and Perrywigs Claud. Fear not that I intend that one yard of Cloath shall make him a whole Sute and one Mode serve him his life Hor. I would gladly know the reason of the mutability of those people I have seen a French Courtier in twelve several Modes in one day Dor. The reason I 'll tell you They make an advantage by it Claud. An advantage prethee how Dor. They have gain'd such an influence over the English Fops that they furnish them with their French Puppy-dogs for Valet de Chambres Claud. And I have heard of an English Captain that threw up his Commission because his Company would not Exercise after the French Discipline But your opinion of my Monsieur Dor. Gad mine is that one born and educated in the very bowels of the various Modes of France and one that has lived among the Belly-gods of England can never make a fit Servant for the gravity and severity of our Spanish Dress and Diet. Claud. Take the Monsieur in and let the Taylor and Barber be sent for and bid 'em be sure to put him into a right Spanish dress Here 's a Bush sit for a Signe-post and there 's a pair of Breeches so large that the motion of 'em is enough to raise a Hurricane Sirrah let his Breeches be made straight and stufft with Whalebone to reduce his Limbs into a Spanish Posture These Monsieurs walk and salute as though their Joynts went on hinges Mons Let me pray give te little more room in te Breek for te varre good reason Claud. Your reason Mons Fait me have to var sore Breek Oh te damn'd Osteler tat sent a me from Madrid on te damn'd trotting-horse and te pockie Spanish Gypsey in te ditch Morbleau Claud. Well I am satisfied with your reason your Breeches shall be a little larger Mons Me confess te var great Obligation Exeunt Mons Serv. Claud. Well I finde I shall have a hopeful Servant of this Monsieur but before I have done with him he shall be able to give lessons of Frugality to both the Courts of England and France Exeunt Enter Pedro and Leonora Ped. We are infinitely bound to my Lady Abbess for her good custome Leon. So are we to her Servant Sabina Well that 's an innocent virtuous Maiden on my Conscience Enter Sabina Look Husband where she comes Welcome dear Sabina how does my Lady Abbess Sab. She is well and making heavenly preparation for her self and all her good friends Ped. I am glad to hear that then I hope we shall not be forgot Sab. Be confident of that Ped. Then Wife we will e'en leave that tedious troublesome work of heavenly preparation to that good Lady for she understands the knack of it better than we besides she has nothing else to do Leon. Good Husband talk not so profanely Ped. Good Wife by your favour is it not a little unconscionable for a man to be put to the Trouble of making provision both for this world and the next too Leon. Oh fie upon you for a wicked man Sab. Well Senior Pedro and Leonora I have a request to you both from my Lady Abbess Ped. What is it Sabina but no matter what it is for I will grant it before I know any further So will you Wife will you not Leon. But however Sabina let us know my Ladies commands first It is not discreet to subscribe to a blank Sab. It is to bear my Lady company to morrow being the Midsummer-feast And this I hope Leonora you will not refuse Leon. I were to blame if I should Ped. Nay thou deservest to be curst by Bell Book and Candle if thou dost But have a care Wife that you do not return as some Puritan Ladies have done who will not admit of carnal converse with their Husbands because wicked and profane and pretend a command from the Spirit for it which in my conscience if there be such a thing as Divinity in Matrimony and Faith that 's a question as the world goes now such a command must come from the Devil Leon. Do you think Husband that my Devotion can ever injure my Love or Obedience Ped. I hope not Wife but you must pardon me if I a little fear it for I have observed that those who are so passionately in love with Religion never love any thing else All other duties must be slighted for that You shall have a Wife shut her self up for a whole day to prepare for an evenings Vespers and then unconscionably deny her Husband a whole nights Benevolence to prepare for a mornings Lecture Out upon her Leon. Well Husband if you fear that I 'll stay at home Ped. No go and take my Prayers along with thee that thou mayst return so severe in Sanctity that thou mayst be able to work Miracles whilst I get an Abbots Estate by shewing ' em Sab. Devotion destroy Obedience Senior Pedro in that you are mistaken I have as much Zeal as may justly title me Religious yet it never obstructed my duty to my Lady or love to my Friend A hundred Prayers a day I never omit and I think that may be call'd Zeal Ped. Yes marry and the height on 't too Thou exceedest me Ninety eight two short Prayers a day I can make a hard shift to run over and I think that 's enough in Conscience for a man that ne'er designes himself a Factor in Piety I did at a high