Selected quad for the lemma: daughter_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
daughter_n	husband_n	mother_n	wife_n	15,607	5	8.8614	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09764	The second part of the heroine musqueteer, or, The female warrier a true history very delightful and full of pleasant adventures in the Campagnes of 1676, & 1677 / Translated out of French.; Héroïne mousquetaire. Seconde partie English	Préchac, Jean de, 1647?-1720.	1678 (1678)	Wing P3208; ESTC R182015	37,293	133

the Obligations she had to the brave French-man who succour'd her and declar'd the circumstances of the service he had done her so much to the life and how free the Gentleman appear'd from Self-interest that her Father conceiving it not in his power sufficiently to acknowledge so vertuous and excellent an action resolv'd to clear himself from being lyable to an imputation of ingratitude and spent two whole days i● searching though in vain for his Daughters Deliverer in the City and Camp Having heard the Kings Musqueteers had first entre●● the Town he presently fanci'd the man he look'd for might be one of them But having acquainted his Daughter with his thoughts and told her the Musqueteers were Red-coats she presently undeceiv'd him by assuring him her Protector was in a Habit of a different colour Those who are good-natur'd will easily guess what a torment it was to those grateful persons not to find him they held themselves so much oblig'd to They were vext at the heart they could not have sav'd their Goods without being ingrateful and resolved to make new search for the man when S. Aubin curious to know who she was he had been so happy to save from the fury of the Souldiers entred the House by a Back-door the very same he entred by at first He cross'd a little Yard and found himself just in the Room of a young Servant-maid who not fully recover'd of her frights the day before was so troubled to see a Stranger in her Chamber that she set up her throat and with the ●oudness of her cryes drew all the House to her They had certainly taken him for a Robber had no● his good meen and his Habit which was very decent made then think him no such man The● look'd on him with astonishment and knew not how to begin speaking to him till the Daughter of the House came in after the rest an● knowing S. Aubin's face cry'd ou● That same was her Guardian Ange● and stood at his Elbow in a transport of joy with the ingenuity an● innocence of a true Flemish Gi● The Father and Mother as sensib● as their Daughter of so happy 〈◊〉 rencontre ravish'd with joy to fin● themselves under those strong obligations to so lovely a Gentleman imbrac'd him with that affection and kindness may better be understood than exprest The Father made him an offer of what part b● pleas'd of his Goods owning h● held them of him by whose bounty and goodness alone they were still his The Mother who had not yet spoke a word interrupted her Husband telling him that in giving the Gentleman part of their Goods they paid him only in part for the service he had done them But since he had preserved Mary-Anne their Daughter dearer to them than all the treasures of the World it was but reasonable to recompence so considerable a good Office to the full by intreating him to marry her adding she was their only Child and that they had demy'd her to Wife to one of the best Gentlemen in their Country The Father applauded his Wifes Proposals and Mary-Anne gave consent by her silence S. Aubin who was not altogether so hasty answer'd their offers with a great deal of Civility and gave them thanks for the Honour they would have done for him The modesty of his answer heightned their kindness and made them more eager and put him to no small trouble to resist their pressing solicitations After long discourse S. Aubin being call'd away by his Imployment was going off with promise to see them again but his intended Father-in-law looking upon him already as his Son would not run the hazard of seeking him in vain as he had done over all the Army but bore him company to his Quarters By the way he gave him account what a considerable Estate he had and forgot not to acquaint him with the personal Merits of his Daughter and the Quality of her Suitors S. Aubin desirous to put the thoughts of Marriage out of his head took occasion to tell him it would be great wrong to the Fair Mary-Anne to be married to a Stranger who had nothing to trust to but his Sword and must needs make her unhappy by being forc'd the morrow after his Marriage to follow the Camp and leave her The grateful Father was so far from being discourag'd by these Reasons that having highly commended S. Aubin for his modesty he imbrac'd him again and with wonderful frankness told him he thought himself the happiest man on Earth for having it in his power to contribute to the making the Fortune of a Gentleman of so singular Worth With that they parted and the Father when return'd home gave there an account of his discourse with S. Aubin magnifying the good Fortune of his Daughter now likely to be the Wife of a Gentleman the handsomest the least huffish and the best humour'd of any in France The mean time the Victorious Monarch having given order for he reparations necessary for the safety of the place decamped a few days after and S. Aubin going to take leave of those who had so much kindness for him the whole Family was extremely surpriz'd to see him upon going To be rid of them he told them he was under an indispensable necessity to follow the Army the beginning of the Campagne upon pain of losing the little Honour he had gain'd and the esteem of all that knew him yet to satisfie their importunities he promis'd in some time to come and refresh himself at their house for a moneth The Mother taking notice he said not a word of Marriage ask'd him if he intended not to be their Son-in-law S. Aubin having thank'd them for the Honour they would have done him repeated almost the very words he had said to the Father on the like occasion But being desir'd to speak more positively he answer'd in general terms he had never yet thought of Marriage that in truth he found himself very averse from it and would advise them to lose no time for setling their Daughter The Parents offended at the Answer thought he slighted their Daughter S. Aubin perceiv'd it and knowing they were troubled at it he took his occasion to speak of Mary-Anne with all imaginable esteem and respect But seeing they were not perswaded his discourse was sincere he was at last forc'd for their satisfaction to make them a promise which they desir'd of him that he would never marry any other Maid but Mary-Anne The Father presented him with a very fine Horse which he was oblig'd to accept to avoid utterly disguisting them And having taken his leave after a thousand imbraces S. Aubin got again to the Army All Europe had their eyes fixt on the march of that victorious Army some believ'd that after an advantage which appear'd rather the work and fruit of an intire Campagne than a Conquest of fifteen days the King would have return'd to S. Germain to refresh himself after so great Fatigues especially