Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	brother_n	daughter_n	sister_n	75,810	5	11.5950	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51466	The most lamentable and deplorable history of the two children in the wood: containing the unhappy loves and lives of their parents, the treachery and barbarous villany of their unkle, the duel between the murdering ruffians, and the unhappy and deplorable death of the two innocent children. As also an account of the justice of God that overtook the unnatural unkle; and of the deserved death of the two murdering ruffians. To which is annex'd, the old song upon the same.		1700 (1700)	Wing M2901A; ESTC R214249	9,472	16

repay him his kind Visit and there see if he cou'd divert himself and shake his melancholy Humour off Which the good-natur'd Gentlewoman was extreamly glad to hear and seconded his Resolution all she coul'd When he came to his Brother's he was received by him and by his Sister with all the Kindness that was possible who were extreamly glad to see him look with a serener Air than he was wont to do and told him they rejoyc'd to see him so much mended To whom he pleasantly reply'd He 'd took his Sister's Counsel and was come thither to divert himself and shake his Melancholy off His Brother was well pleas'd with what he said and nothing was omitted which might contribute to so good a Resolution He went a hunting often with his Brother and visiting of other Neighbouring Gentry who now began to have a greater Kindness for him then e're they had before But now the time was come for the young Lady to be brought a-bed and through the kind Assistance of Lucina was safe deliver'd of a young Son to the great Joy of all the Family But that which was the Father's Joy became the Brother's Grief for by this Heir he saw himself and Children dispossest of what he had so long esteem'd his own and could not so contract his angry Brow but that some Clouds appeared within his Face but yet he wished his Brother and his Sister Joy and drank a Health to the long Life and Happiness of his young Nephew Which as he truly wish'd not then so he obstructed afterwards But quickly after finding this new Heir gave him a fresh Disturbance which he was not willing should be taken notice of he therefore told his Brother and his Sister that his Occasions did now call him home and so begged their Excuse for his Departure and returned home again CHAP. V. How Mr. Arthur Truelove had a Daughter born two Years after his Son And of the happy Life his Wife and he enjoyed MR Nicholas Truelove being returned home and reflecting opon the kind Entertainment he had received from his Brother and Sister could not but in spite of all ill-nature blame himself for repining at his Brother's Happiness and therefore resolved for the time to come that he would stifle all those wicked Inclinations that had hitherto disturb'd him and accordingly carried it towards them with all Kindness and respect which became him towards so kind and good-natured a Brother so that both Families were or at least seemed to be happy in each other and Providence in less than two Years afterwards crowned Mr. Arthur Truelove and vertuous Spouse with a fair Daughter to his lovely Son to which he gave its Mother's Name as his young Son had his So that they looked upon themselves and were indeed as happy as their Hearts could wish His Prudence and good Husbandry increasing his Estate which still grew more and more by all he gave away for such was his extensive Charity that he never suffered any to go away an hungry from his Door nor discontented neither as far as he could help it For he still found the more he gave away letting Descretion always be his Guide the more his Wealth encreas'd upon his Hand For what he thus distributed abroad to such as were fit Objects for his Charity was like the Seed which with a liberal Hand being shed upon the ground brought forth a suitable Increase in its appointed Season Nor was his vertuous Lady idle in her Station but being skill'd in the peculiar Vitues of most Herbs and Flowers her Closet was a small Apothecary's Shop from whence on all occasions she dispensed both Food and Physick to her needy Neighbours Whilst both his vertuous Lady and himself thought themselves happy in each other and in their little Son and Daughter in whom and in their Issue they had the Prospest of a kind of Immortality intailed upon their Family and did not doubt but their Posterity might live for many Ages yet to come But ah how differently do things fall out from what we oft imagine and other Scenes appear than what at present is within our Prospect CHAP. VI. How Mr. Arthur Truelove and his Wife fell sick and how his Brother Nicholas came to see ' em HOw often have we seen the Sun that glorious Ruler of the Day shine with illustrious Beams of splendent Light and scatter his bright Rays thro' all the Heavens when on a sudden some envious interposing Cloud has robb'd us of its Lustre and brought a glooms Darknesy o're the World Just so it was with Mr. Arthur Truelove for on a sudden his Health and his Wife 's too were both exchang'd for Sickness both failing sick and both of one Distemper at the self-same-time but what that was neither themselves nor their Physicians could determine but did resolve it into some occule Morbisick Matter which had been long a breeding but now came to a Head and threatned to disolve their earthly Tabernacle What afterwards ensued made some reflect as if his Brother Nicholas had offered some foul Play to 'em at an Entertainment that he gave 'em at his House about three Months before when out of an Excess of Kindness he had 'em up into his Closet and there gave 'em a Dram which as he said he kept for his own drinking for tho' they both remained well three Months after yet there are Poisons may be so prepared as to lie latent so long time within their Bodies and yet at last as surely kill as if a Sword had pierc'd their very Hearts and that his Brother and his Sister no'r mistrusted it can be no Argument for neither did they in the least imagine how afterwards he dealt with their dear Children for if they had they ne'r had made him Guardian over'cm But be that how it will certain it is that as these vertuous Pair found their Distemper attack 'em with renewed Violence and that it baffled the Physitians Remedies they sent with all imaginable speed for Mr. Nicholas Truelove to come to 'em who seemed to be exceedingly surpriz'd at the bad News and therefore hastened to go to visit them When Mr. Nicholas came into the Chamber and saw in what Condition they both lay he looked as if he wou'd have fallen down dead and needed a Physitian more than they did and seemed so troubled that he could not speak At last recovering hims●lf a little or seeming so to do he thus began to speak My dear Brother and Sister wonder not that you see me so disturb'd for 't is the most heart-killing Sight I ever yet beheld to see you both upon a Bed of Sickness you whom I love to that degree not my own Wife and Children are more dear to me it drives me nigh the Confines of another World O break my Heart and let me not survive it Would my own Death might but preserve your Lives how much shou'd I rejoyce to make the Exchange But is there nothing that I