Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	daughter_n	husband_n	sister_n	14,296	5	11.5913	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A24140	The Academy of pleasure furnished with all kinds of complementall letters, discourses and dialogues : with variety of new songs, sonets and witty inventions : teaching all sorts of men, maids, widows, &c. to speak and write wittily and to bear themselves gracefully for the attaining of their desired ends : how to discourse and demean themselves at feasts and marry-meetings at home and abroad in the company of friends or strangers : how to retort, quibble, jest or joke and to return an ingenious answer upon any occision whatsoever : also a dictionary of all the hard English words expounded : with a poeticall dictionary : with other concests very pleaiant and delightfull, never before extant.		1656 (1656)	Wing A159; ESTC R18095	45,386	144

boord but at midnight this masculine Mayd cut the throats of all the Pyrates while they were soundly sleeping and running to the City demanded of the Citizens what they would give to him that should restore their Daughters They being surprized with joy promised him all they were masters of He onely requested the immediate possession of his Mistresse which being confirmed unto him by oath he immediately gave every man his Gyrle and receiving his dearest Dear to his imbraces that marriage proved so fortunate that after his decease it was the constant custome of the Greeks to Invoke Hymen at every Nuptial Feast and from them the Latines received that Ceremony long time in use amongst them I. Iô The Daughter of Inachus transformed into a Cow and Bull'd by Jupiter at which Juno being angry created a Flie called the Aestrum which so stung poor Iô that she became mad and afterwards brought forth a Son to Jupiter called Epaphus Aesehylus L. Laomedon Father to Priam he intending to build the City of Troy Neptune and Apollo degraded of their Rule indented with him for an Annual Salary to afford their utmost ayde This proffer was cheerfully imbraced by Laomedon but his work finished he not onely denyed to make good his agreement but threatned in case they departed not his Territories to cut off their eares and banish them into some barren Island this brace of Deities thus injuriously dealt with were extremely incensed and resolving to castigate this perfidious Prince Apollo shot his Arrows headed with pestilence into the Town while Neptune thundred his rage in impetuous Torrents that passed over the walls threatning an utter devastation by water Laomedon being thus plagued with fire within and water without resorted to the Oracle inquiring the cause and cure of these evils Answer was given That the inraged Powers could not be appeased but with the yearly Tribute of an immaculate Virgin made choice ●n by Lot and bound to a Rock adjoyning to the Sea-shore there to be devoured by the Monsters of the Sea Laomedon returning to Troy summoned the Grands of the City to whom he related the harsh Doom of the Oracle they of two evils willing to chuse the least give their consent but with this caution that the Sortil●ge should impartially passe the Lots were immediately cast and by the appointment of Fate fell upon Hesione the Kings Daughter who was immediately taken and her silken limbs fastned to a Rock with ironchains as this naked Princesse was bemoaning her captivity every minute in expectation to be buried in the bowells of a monstrous Orke The great Hercules passing that way being moved with compassion to hear her laments gave her deliverance by slaying the monster Laomedon falling at the feet of Hercules manifested his joy proffering him thirty Horses lately given him by Iupiter Hercules gave him thanks but refused the gratuity being now on his journey for the atchievement of the Golden Fleece till his return which was in a few dayes after but demanding his Horses Laomedon denyed that he ever made such a Proposal● at which monstrous ingratitude H●rcules being justly inraged sacked the City of Troy Valerius Flaccus Appo●●o●ius lib. 3. M. Medea The Wife of Jason for whose sake she betrayed her Countrey ●ew her Brother and lastly her her own Children N. Nereides Nymphs of the Ocean waiting upon Thetis they are said to be fifty in number O. Orpheus The Son of Apollo and Cali●p● or as others say of Oxger a Mountaine in Thrace and Polymnia He is said by the sweetnesse of his melody to attract the affections of Tr●●s and Stones to calm the Windes and stop the courses of Rivers his Wife Euridice dying he took his journey to Hell where he obtained such favour of Pluto for it seems the very Devils delight in musick that his Wife had leave to return with him to the Earth but in case he looke back till his arrivall there the favour should be frustrate He who doated upon his Wives countenance forgetting the Injunction of the Acherontick God must needs look over his shoulder and so in a moment lost his dear long attempted purchase therefore returning to the earth he spent his dayes in the severest solitude and yet his mourning occasioned mirth for 1. While Orpheus sweetly did complain Upon his Lute with heavy strain How his E●udic● was slain The Trees ●o hear Obtain'd an ear And after left it off again 2. At every stroke and every stay The boughs kept time and nodding lay And listned bending all one way The Ast●n-Tree As fast as he Began to shake and learn'd to play being finally after a tedious languishment become a Woman-eater he was slain by Thracian Women as the very enemy of their sex P. Phil●mel Or the Nightingale the Daughter of Pandion King of Thrace who to be revenged on her Husband Tereus who had deflowred her Sister and cut out her tongue to prevent discovery slew her own Son Iris and feasted his Father with his limbs and was transformed into a Bird called a Nightingale Strada has an excellent copy of Verses containing a contention between this mellifluous Chori●ter and a skilfull L●●in●●t which for the Readers delight as they were lately translated shall be here inserted Now the declining Sun'gan downwar'd b●nd From higher heaven and from his locks did send A milder flame when n●●r to Tybers flow A Lutinist allay'd his carefull w●e With sounding char●● and in a greeny seat o th' shady Oake took shelier from the heat A Nightingale ore●eard him that did use To sojourn in the neighbour-Grove the Muse That fill'd the place the Syrene of the wood Poor harmlesse Syren stealing n●er she stood Close lurking in the leaves attentively Recording that unwonted melody She conn'd it to her self and every strain His fingers play'd her thr●at retu●n'd again The Lutinist perceiv'd an answer sent From th' imitating Bird and was content To shew her play more fully then in hast He tries his Lute and giving her a tast Of the insuing quarrel nimbly beats On all his strings As nimbly she repeats And mildly ranging ore a thousand Keyes Sounds a shrill warning of her after Layes With rolling hand the Lutinist then plies The trembling threds sometimes in scornfull wise He brushes down the strings and kems them all With one even stroak then takes them severall And culls them ore again his sparkling joynts With busie descant mincing on the points Reatht back with nimble touch that done he stayes The Bird replies and Art with Art repayes Sometimes as one inexpert or in doubt How she might weild her voyce she draweth out Her Tone at large and doth at first prepare A solemn strain not weav'd with winding ayre But with an equall pitch and constant throat Makes clear the passage for her gliding note Then crosse division diversly she playes And loudly chaunting out her quickest Layes Poyses the sound and with a quivering voyce Falls back again He wondring how so choice So various

your selves according to the colour you look on be seeming Reallists here and palpable Dissemblers in another place this day deveut Amori●●● to morrow sullen Stoicks yet will I thank you for that love you make me believe you beare towards me and what ever your heart is I shall not blush to tell you that I dare meet your love halfe way provided it be honourable and not glew'd to sinisler cogitations this Sir you may believe and accordingly determine of me who am Yours in all civill respects c. Two Lovers complement at parting He. LEt me containe thee in my armes yet a little longer She I Would stay dearest G but you know what a severe hand my Father holds over me if he should know we were together it were as much as my liberty is worth He. How sad and dismall does the farewell of true Lovers sound why should my Destinies deny me thy injoyment when shall we meet again She To morrow night at Mistress C. her house I le steale forth in the Evening my absence will be but short consider that which will make our next meeting the more sweet and musicall He. Thou pretious Darling of my heart doe not we two part like Birds who when they see that the Sun forsakes the world lay their little pensive heads beneath their wings as if they would ease that weight which is added to their grief by his departure She But when they see that bright perpetuall Travailer to return they start up and sing their gratitude Faile not to morrow night He. Bid me to shun poyson or not to refuse heaven were a Messenger sent from thence on purpose to proffer it me one kisse and then farewell SONG IX The Ravished Lover Tune is Tell me ye wandring spirits of the ayre 1. TEll me ye Angels of the highest sphere Have you not seen my faire Larissa there Has not great Jove to make his bli●se more great Ravisht my Love unto his starry seat If that a brighter than his Spouse you see Or Venus self or Venus self believe it that is she 2. Search from the East unto the weeping West And plunder Flora of her flowry vest Search Rheas store and Thet●s wealthy womb Ravish the Web from off Arachnes loome If you one fairer farre than Cynthia see O●Hebe's self or Hebe's self believe it that is she 3. When she was born old Saturns mighty Son Summon'd the Gods who met him every one Meaning to make a new Pan●or● he Himself thus spake to every Deitie Bestow quoth he on this ra●e silver Dove Each somthing that may make her more than Queen of Love 4. This said wing'd Mercury bestow'd his wit Phoebus his skill choice Songs and Odes to fit Venus resign'd her beauties 'gainst her will But Pa●●as freely did her sweets instill Ju●o her state and Jove to crown them all Confirm'd confirm'd her the sole glory of this earthly Ball 5. Let then no rude prophane or 〈…〉 Dare seize that Temple where her Altars stand † Lest that he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what A●●x found of ●ore When he disgrac'd Minerv●'s sac●ed Lore Her power is equall if not farre beyond She can both heaven she can both heaven and earth and seas command 6. Let none be Priest unto thy hallow'd Shrine But I dear Goddesse hug no Love but mine So shall thy name not fear the teeth of Time Thy lasting Fame being guarded by my Rime And when together unto heaven we go There but one quarter there but one quarter thou shalt finde it so James an Apprentice with Jane his Masters Daughter in the darke Jane I swear James I will wake my Father and Mother if you offer these ru●e tricks I wonder how the candle went out James Sweet Mistresse Jane be not angry I scorn to offer you any incivility but I hope you will not be angry if I say I love you Jane Love me little and love me long you are short of your time James four years yet to serve think on that James James I could serve four hundred years methinks had I but hope to win your love at last the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of you dispells all sad thoughts 〈…〉 and I am as free as the Ayre I breath in while I can frequently gaze on that celestiall face of yours Jane You have an English Expositor in your box James and therefore I doe not wonder that you talke so fluently besides you write Verses now and then I liked those wondrous well that you made of our boar-Cat that fell into the House-ofoffice James I made one Copie to day at the request of a new married man you know him I am sure Mistresse Jane T. S. the Millener by the Stocks Jane Let me hear them good James he that puts a snaffle of Verses into my mouth may lead me 〈◊〉 where he list I mean still in the way of honesty James James I know that Mistresse Jane the Verses are these A modest Wife is such a jewell Every Goldsmith cannot show it He that 's honest and not cruell Is the likeliest man to owe i● How doe you like them Mistresse Jane Jane Now by my Maydenhead exceeding well God bodykins we are undone my Father knocks I swear James One kisse deare Mistresse Jane Jane Take halfe a dozen but make no delay you know my Father is a hasty man A Letter to a Friend desiring he would enter into Bond with him My noble friend THe cordiall love which upon all occasions you have manifested obliges me to think that I shall not finde you backward in a businesse that so much concerns me my occasions at this time are unspeakably pressing so that if I doe not procure an hundred pounds by to morrow this time my credit will receive a mortall wound and my reputation be stabbed to the heart you are a man whose estimation and that worthily is high in the hearts of all men and whose very word were sufficient though I should not suffer it did you preffer it without bond or obligation to furnish me with such a summe I shall onely desire your name with mine and may Hell take me if I faile in the Premisses thus begging your positive Answer by this Bearer I rest and remain Yours infinitely obliged The Answer Worthy friend YOu were pleased to mention a matter in your last Epistle which I protest by all things sacred I would not meddle withall were it for the Redemption of my Heir out of the Turks Galleys enter into bond I would as soon with Empedocles leap into Aetna marke but this Note and you will not much blame my aversenesse he that enters into Bond ought to imagine he Christens a Childe and takes the Charge of it too for as the one the bigger it growes the more cost it requires so the other the longer it lies the more charge it puts you to onely here is the difference a Childe must be broke and a Bond must not the more you break Children the more you keep them under