Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	advantage_n	great_a	part_n	1,014	5	3.9894	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34891	The Crafty lady, or, The Rival of himself a gallant intreague / translated out of French into English by F.C. Ph.	F. C. Ph.	1683 (1683)	Wing C6774; ESTC R40349	48,954	165

reason to do so and that if the people talked of the good grace expences and swaggering of the Major all the Garrison did commend nothing so much as the prudence wisdom and moderation of a certain Captain which she believed was named Lysandre That Lysandre you speak of reparteed the old man is an Officer of an extraordinary worth and they say of him that he is the only Captain who had no deserters in his Company during two years which is not a weak argument of his prudent conduct I would have already made something for him had not I feared to offend the Major and turn into a dangerous enemy a man that had alwayes a great part in my confidence The wise Berenice insisted no further lest she might appear to be partizan of Lysandre She thought the work was begun well enough and no doubt it would succeed to the best advantage of her lover so she cunningly diverted the discourse to some other matter concerning the Oeconomy of the House Things standing upon these tearms came on a weighty business that was to be treated with his highness the Prince of Orange concerning the Regiment There was a great honour to be got in so important a trust therefore Berenice was not idle She concerned her self too much in the glory of her dear Lysandre to not procure him a fair opportunity to get himself known to the Prince She suspected the Major would privately sue for the commission and indeed the old man designed already to send him thither but she broke dextrously their measures by perswading the Major to not accept a commission that would absent him from her for a long while swearing that being bereft of his sweet conversation she could not enjoy one happy day in the company of so old and exceeding troublesome a husband This intreaty was like a law to the Major whom such a tender testimony of love cured almost perfectly of all those strong suspicions he had conceived of a secret intreague between Berenice and Lysandre so at the first motion the Colonel made him for his journey at Court he excused himself on pretence of a Sciatica being thereby altogether unable to go either on horseback or in a Coach Berenice was present when his excuses were allowed and after they had long debated what Officer the management of the negotiation should be trusted unto Berenice took up the Speech and said to her husband that two or three days ago he spoke to her of a certain Captain named Lysandre as a Gentleman of some extraordinary merit and told her amongst several other Vertues that Officer was indowed with he was highly satisfied of his prudence and moderation that this Character was fit for the business in hand and so he would do very well to pitch upon none other but him The Major who was looking for an opportunity to oblige Berenice and besides was very much content to remove Lysandre from her fell into the snare and for from Crossing her nomination he approved much of it commending and setting off both the capacity and zeal of the chosen Captain insomuch that the Commission was given to Lysandre with order to depart forthwith He was no sooner set out for his Journey but a certain fellow that my Lady had turned away for a roguery in hope of some recompence from the Major came and told him that Captain Lysandre before taking leave of the Colonel had been in a close and intimate conference with my Lady and that he had heard all their discourses Our curious Major promised him a great reward if he would tell exactly and orderly all that he heard Well Sir she began after this manner pursued the rogue Dear Lysandre O how much ingaged thou art to fortune all things do concur to favour thy destiny Now my dear now is the time to work Now 't is your business to act vigorously in the commission be sure my dear your hope to the Colonel-lieutenancy won't be set upon a solid foundation before you get in his highness esteem take heed then to shew your ability and zeal to that Prince who knows as well as any other in Europe how to distinguish merit and reward vertue The Major at first had prevailed so far upon my husband that he was resolved to trust him with this honourable negotiation whose happy success had no doubt advanced him to the place which I hope you 'l obtain through my unwearied interest but I found out how to take advantage of his weakness I feign'd I could not want so long the comfort of his visits poor silly fool he seeth not I deal so to disable him for ever to make me any Go then sweet Soul go on remember this is the first step thou makest into the temple of fortune remember Lysandre and Berenices happiness lyeth in thy hands Adieu my dear fail not to have me acquainted with the place of thy abode direct thy letters to my waiting women she is faithful and wise This is all that I could hear said the perfidious footman Enough in conscience for the Majors peace and indeed there was no need this indiscreet wretch would add that Lysandre answered shortly How many thousand ways am I your slave incomparable Lady fear not fear not where Berenice commands Lysandre is able to perform all things and then they imbraced one another the most closely they could nay to such a transport of delight as to lift themselves up twice by turn out of the ground The Major shewed not himself sensible of this narrative before the fellow he gave him money and kept him in his house some while to that purpose we shall speak of If love is sometimes suspicious without ground that of the Major grew so with reason Revolving within himself from whence could proceed a reciprocal inclination whose greatness appeared in so dangerous a commerce he was confounded through the variety of his thoughts but after a long vexation of mind he resolved to intercept Lysandre's letters to Berenice his anger did not in the least break out the four or five days during which no tidings could come from Lysandre for on one side he would put off the opening of his indignation to her untill he might be altogether convinced of a perfidy that could scarce find any belief within his Soul what strong prejudices soever the footman had given him and on the other he found always Berenice so even in her discourses and carriage towards him that he had rather to bely his impressions for a while than accuse her of infidelity upon a suspicion which he would have cleared in a short time he sends then the footman to the factor of the Post-office who knowing him well and supposing he was still a servant to the Colonel did not scruple to give him a letter which Captain Lysandre wrote to his sweet Lady The Major was just coming out of the Colonels lodging where he had received a great deal of new protestations of an everlasting