Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	body_n	great_a	part_n	6,429	4	4.3809	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43902	The history of Nicerotis a pleasant novel.		1685 (1685)	Wing H2128; ESTC R217000	43,067	103

hearing quitted one another and presently made a Parley to meet the next Morning on Horse-back in a Valley about a Mile distant from the City having agreed this to the end they might appear pacified and take off the Suspitions of the Servants of the House they drank a Glass or two of Wine to each other and so parted every one to his own Lodgings to give Order for their preparation against the next day by the Dawn they were all mounted pretending severally that they were to meet some Country Gentlemen who had given them notice over night they had harbour'd a wild Boar in a Wood about four mile off the Town another way then that which they had appointed and that they would be there with their Dogs and Nets by break of day they took each of them a Foot-man with his Hunting Spear and going out several ways when they came to the foot of a Hill beyond which was the Place they were to meet at they placed their Servants with charge they should not stir ground till they were called then they advanced over the Hill without other Arms then a Horse-mans Sword and a Javelin the Weapons in that time only in use in single Combats fought on Horse-back they were all Persons of great Courage and every one striving to be the earliest they did not stay long one for another When they were all come after a few words importing their desire that they might lose no time in the Dispatch of the Business they were met about they every one turned their Horses and galloping a little distance wheeled about and then drawing their Swords and poising their Javelins they almost at one instance delivered them Aristander to his share it fell to fight Gephyrius received his Enemies Javelin in his Bridle-Arm which piercing the fleshy part of it and passing between the Skin of his Side and the Ribs seemed to have gone through his Body whilst his Javelin lighted on the Thigh of Gephyrius and piercing it and the Skirts of the Saddle entred into the Horses side which so gald him that he began to plunge when Aristander coming up in his Career with his Sword elevated he had had a great advantage over his Adversary had not the unruliness of the Horse broke all his Girts and thrown the Rider with the Saddle to the Ground Aristander at this success was about to have alighted either to have succoured his Adversary if he were dangerously wounded or to have made an end of the Fight on Foot when looking about to see what was the Success of the rest of the Parties he saw Nicias and Satirius engaged very close with their Swords dealing their Stroaks with great fury and nimbleness when Satirius by the agility of a well drest Numidian on which he was mounted had gain'd the Crooper of Nicias Aristander spying his Friends danger flew like lightning to his Succour and presenting his Point to Satirius who stepping short put himself in his defence against this New-comer gave Nicias the opportunity to turn again upon his Enemy they were then two to one but were too generous to take the Advantage yet Satirius pressed them hard they only defending themselves told him it was fit the Combat should cease there was enough done to vindicate their Honours and they did not meet there to butcher one another but to try their Courage in this while Gephirius who had drawn the Javelin out of his Thigh yet not sensible of the loss of Blood nor wholly disabled by his Wound came to take part with Satirius and began to attack his first man who starting a little off alighted from his Horse to put himself in equal condition with his Adversary and as he advanced towards him Glaneus came galloping between them and calling aloud to Nicias and Satirius desired them to stop their Fury for Polyphon was fallen dead from his Horse and they were now the greater number and perhaps there was Blood enough spilt already At the news of Polyphons Fall they all made a little pause and Satirius looking about spyed a Party of about twenty Horse galloping over the Hill It is not your being three to two says he should have prevailed with me to have quitted you so easily but that I see more Company coming in to take part with us than you or I wish See where a Party comes pointing that way no doubt by the Command of the Exarch to seize us let us mount Gephirius on Polyphons Horse and ride away to the Town to have our Wounds drest and send the Servants to bring off the Body of Polyphon This being necessary Counsel and no time of Debate left them how more ceremoniously they should treat the dead Body they put in execution and away they gallopt a full Carreer to the Place where the Servants were placed and sent Gephirius and Polyphons two Men to bring off the Horse and Body of the Slain every one hasted to his own Lodgings and the Condition they were in required it they had all of them lost a great deal of blood and some were dangerously wounded Nicias had several Wounds but one especially between two of the Ribs of his left side that though it did not seem at first to be the most considerable yet in effect afterwards it proved of very ill consequence to him Aristander by the great effusion of Bl●od and the festering of his Wound was cast into a Feaver which kept him a long time fixed to his Bed and put him in a Condition that made his Friends fear he would hardly rise out of it Nicias was no sooner drest but he began to think of the seasonable assistance Aristander had brought him when Satirius was at the point to have dispatcht him and considering he had been the cause of this Quarrel in which Aristander had no concern but from his accidental being in the Company when it was begun and considering their old Friendship which had grown up from their Childhood and his Quality which was very eminent he immediately sent a Gentleman to visit him and to enquire of his Condition Aristanders Wounds were drest but his loss of Blood had so weakned him that it was directed by his Physicians that none should be suffered to come at him that might give him occasion of spending any of those few Spirits that were left him so that the Gentleman was fain to return with such Errand as the Chyrurgions would give him The next morning Nicias was very inquisitive of his Friends Condition and not being satisfied with the Account that was given him he call'd for his Lady and told her how much she was obliged to his Valour that had seconded him with so much Gallantry when his Enemy had the advantage of him and enjoyned her that day to make him a Visit and to have the same concern for Aristanders Recovery that she had of his she discharged herself of this Commission very obligingly and the first time she went to see