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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	absolute_a	account_n	action_n	17	3	6.0498	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64777	Agiatis, Queen of Sparta, or, The civil wars of the Lacedemonians in the reigns of the Kings Agis and Leonidas : in two parts / translated out of the French.	Vaumorière, M. de (Pierre Ortigue), 1610-1693.	1686 (1686)	Wing V161; ESTC R35227	102,597	238

yet touched yet I could not forbear to look on Zatelon with despight and perhaps he did not retire over-well satisfied with a man who took no great pains to constrain himself That night I dreamt a little less than usual of Cylesira and on the morrow moved with a present good I went to Epidelia's Chamber having heard that my Sister was gone in I found that fair Lady in a little disorder with which I was charmed Her Neck was bare enough and as she would have taken a Veil to cover it I hindred her with a Liberty which Ariamite could make her pardon and which my Age and Humour rendred in a manner excusable Epidelia blusht and appeared a thousand times handsomer than before so that finding my self all on Fire and not being able to moderate my Transports O! Heaven cryed I out must all these Treasures be appointed to compleat the Happiness of Zatelon I had hardly ended these words when I saw Gerontilas enter I apprehended he would take it ill that I should be in his Daughters Chamber in a morning but instead of appearing surprized at it he lookt upon me as a priviledged Friend Methinks said he to me that you spoke of Zatelon I did indeed answered I with trouble enough and I said that you were going to make him the happiest man in the World We ought not to hear this flattery replied he smilingly from the Prince of Erymanthus I assure you interrupted I that I never said any thing I thought more really and I would to Heaven I were allowed to dispute the charming Epidelia with the fortunate Zatelon If you speak according to your real Sentiments replied Gerontilas with a more serious Air I answer you that Zatelon shall not dispute her with you I confess that I am as it were engaged but I will make no Scruple to break my word for my Daughters advantage I was transported with joy to hear so favourable an answer and having observed that Epidelia seemed satisfied with it I went to speak to Aratus and Onecrysa I obtained the consent I desired from them and I can say that from that time I have led a life pleasant enough notwithstanding the Ardour of my Temper and the disquiets that are inseparable from it Not but that my good Fortune has been deferred Gerontilas was forced to create some difficulties in Zatelon's Marriage and when it was in order to give me Epidelia my Rivals Kindred exhibited complaints that Gerontilas broke his Faith with them in order to prefer a Strangers Alliance before theirs One part of the People declared for them and we stayed to appease that Commotion instead of augmenting it by marrying Epidelia In the mean time that aimable Lady is continually at Onecrysa ' s. I have every moment the Pleasure of seeing and entertaining her and I would be glad that you should see the cause of my change For your part Sir I observe in your Eyes a kind of Melancholy that tells me you have too much constancy I fear lest you should alwayes love the Queen of Lacedemon and thereby be alwayes unhappy But believe me accommodate your self a litle to my humour and let us go and endeavour to divers our selves Cleomenes would have thanked Teleander for his relation but he had no time The Prince of Erymanthus who was hasty in all his ways took him by the hand and carried him to the Princess Onecrysa's Themistides was received there with all the joy they were capable of expressing to him Ariamite could not behold him without tenderness and Epidelia told him she would be obliged to Teleander for the Favour he did her Sir continued she I confess I had a great desire to know the Prince Cleomenes I never saw him but in a Picture but the Princess Ariamite has told me things of him which Pictures cannot represent Cleomenes saw himself obliged to answer with acknowledgment I question not Madam said he to her but that you find me very different from the Cleomenes which the Princess Ariamite has painted to you but if I owe her any thanks for those stroaks with which she has been pleased to honour me I dare say you have the same obligation for Prince Teleander But instead of exceeding the Truth in speaking of you he could express but half the Charms which render you admired He still constrained himself for some moments and as he wish'd to go to Aratus that Great Man came to see him at Onecrysa's They talked at first of the Queen Agiatis and Aratus afterwards said that Agis would already have departed from Lacedemon if he had not desired to assist at the Creation of the Ephores I think continued he you have no great Pleasure to hear these Magistrates spoke of You have but too well experienced that they take upon them an Authority more absolute than that of their Kings whom they force to give them an account of the Government and even of their own Actions I know replied Cleomenes that the Kings of Sparta have alwayes conducted their Armies in Person and that the Ephores have gained the Peoples favour in their absence but I have wondred a thousand times that some vigorous Prince returning to Lacedemon at the head of his Troops had not freed themselves from the Tyranny of those Magistrates So great a Change replied Aratus to him was reserved for Prince Cleomenes and I do not doubt but he may one day pull down the Power of the Ephores to raise up that of the Kings and to make it Independent In that very Minute Aratus was advised that the Etolians were preparing to pass the Strait to enter into Peloponesus and that a reinforcement of the Athamans had joyn'd them on the Banks of the River Evena The General of the Achaians received not those News without vexation He perceived that the Factions which were formed at Corinth deprived him of a great assistance and besides he knew that the Troops which he had caused to be raised in Arcadia were not yet in a condition to March He would nevertheless advance towards the Enemy with the Body of an Army and conferred with Gerontilas what order was to be kept in Corinth during his absence Cleomenes proffered his Service to Aratus that General gave him the Command of five hundred Horse and Teleander who would also depart in spight of his Love obtained the like Employment The Prince of Lacedemon who hated life enough to desire an end to it in this occasion that was about to present it self was unwilling to expose Philistion to the same danger and instead of desiring to carry him along with him he studied nothing more than how to get Preferment for him from Leoniàas He did also intreat him to return to Sparta If I dye said he you shall see the Queen Agiatis and you shall make her a faithful Relation of all that has happened to me If on the contrary I am destined still to suffer you shall contrive some expedient to make me see again