Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	certain_a	holy_a	scripture_n	1,765	5	5.3948	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29861	Pseudodoxia epidemica, or, Enquiries into very many received tenents and commonly presumed truths by Thomas Browne.	Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.	1646 (1646)	Wing B5159; ESTC R1093	377,301	406

that_o pleurisy_n be_v only_o on_o the_o left_a side_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o four_o finger_n of_o the_o left_a hand_n whereon_o we_o wear_v our_o ring_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o right_n and_o left_a hand_n chap._n 5._o of_o swim_v that_o some_o man_n swim_v natural_o that_o man_n drown_v do_v slo●●_n the_o nine_o d●y_n when_o their_o gall_n break_v woman_n 〈…〉_z upon_o their_o b●cks_n chap._n 6._o that_o man_n weigh_v heavy_a dead_a than_o alive_a and_o before_o meat_n then_o after_o chap._n 7._o that_o there_o be_v several_a passage_n for_o meat_n and_o drink_v chap._n 8._o of_o the_o custom_n of_o salute_v or_o bless_v upon_o snee●ing_n chap._n 9_o that_o jew_n stink_n chap._n 10._o of_o pigmy_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o great_a climacterical_a year_n that_o be_v 63._o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o canicular_a or_o dog●_n day_n chap._n 13._o the_o five_o book_n of_o many_o thing_n questionable_a as_o they_o be_v describe_v in_o picture_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o pelecan_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o dolphin_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o gr●sschopp●r_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o s●●pent_v tempt_a eve_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o eve_n with_o nave●s_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o jew_n and_o eastern_a nation_n at_o their_o feast_n and_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d the_o passcover_v chap._n 6._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o saviour_n with_o long_a hair_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o abraham_n sacrifice_v isaac_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o moses_n with_o horn_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o the_o sibyl_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o picture_n describe_v the_o death_n of_o cleopatra_n chap._n 12._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o the_o nine_o worthy_n chap._n 13._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o i●ptha_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n chap._n 14._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o a_o camel_n skin_n chap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d the_o picture_n of_o the_o christopher_n chap._n 16._o o●_n the_o picture_n of_o s._n george_n chap._n 17._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 18._o 〈…〉_z chap._n 19_o 〈…〉_z chap._n 20._o compendious_o of_o many_o popular_a custom_n opinion_n 〈◊〉_d practice_n and_o observation_n of_o a_o ●are_n cr●ssing_v the_o h●gh_a way_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_z owl_n and_o raven●_n of_o the_o sall_n of_o sa●t_n of_o break_v the_o eggshell_n of_o the_o true_a lover_n kno●_n of_o the_o cheek_n burn_v or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o speak_v under_o the_o rose_n of_o smo●k_o follow_v the_o fair_a of_o sit_v cross-legged_a of_o hair_n upon_o moll_n be_v of_o the_o set_a time_n of_o pair_v of_o nail_n of_o lion_n head_n upon_o spout_n and_o cistern_n of_o the_o say_n ungirt_a unblessed_a of_o the_o picture_n of_o god_n the_o father_n of_o the_o picture_n of_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o wind_n of_o the_o sun_n dance_v on_o easter_n day_n of_o the_o silly_a howe_n or_o cover_v about_o some_o child_n head_n of_o be_v drink_v once_o a_o month_n of_o the_o appear_a of_o the_o devil_n with_o a_o cleave_a hoof_n of_o moses_n his_o rod_n in_o the_o discovery_n of_o mine_n of_o discover_v of_o doubtful_a matter_n by_o hook_n or_o staff_n chap._n 21._o the_o six_z book_n concern_v sundry_a tenant_n geographical_a and_o historical_a concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o time_n thereof_o be_v not_o precise_o know_v as_o common_o it_o be_v presume_v chap._n 1._o of_o man_n inquiry_n in_o what_o season_n or_o point_n of_o the_o zodiac_n it_o begin_v that_o a●_n they_o be_v general_o make_v they_o be_v in_o vain_a and_o as_o particular_o incertain_a chap._n 2._o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o season_n and_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o year_n according_a unto_o astronomer_n and_o physician_n that_o the_o common_a compute_v of_o the_o ancient_n and_o which_o be_v still_o retain_v by_o some_o be_v very_o questionable_a chap._n 3._o of_o some_o computation_n of_o day_n and_o diduction_n of_o one_o part_n of_o the_o year_n unto_o another_o chap._n 4._o a_o digression_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o site_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n chap._n 5._o concern_v the_o vulgar_a opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v slender_o people_v before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 6._o of_o east_n and_o west_n and_o property_n respective_o ascribe_v unto_o country_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o seven_o head_n of_o nile_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o nile_n of_o its_o inundation_n and_o certain_a time_n thereof_o that_o it_o never_o rain_v in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o blackness_n of_o negro_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o same_o chap._n 11._o a_o digression_n of_o blackness_n chap._n 12._o the_o seven_o book_n concern_v many_o historical_a tenant_n general_o receive_v and_o some_o deduce_v from_o the_o history_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n be_v a_o apple_n chap._n 1._o that_o a_o man_n have_v one_o rib_n less_o than_o a_o woman_n chap._n 2._o that_o methuselah_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o long_a liver_n of_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n chap._n 3._o that_o there_o be_v no_o rainbow_n before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 4._o of_o sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n chap._n 5._o that_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n be_v erect_v against_o a_o second_o deluge_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o mandrake_n of_o ●eah_a chap._n 7._o of_o the_o three_o king_n of_o collein_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o food_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o the_o wilderness_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o conceit_n that_o john_n the_o evangelist_n shall_v not_o die_v chap._n 10._o of_o some_o other_o more_o brief_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n chap._n 12._o of_o the_o death_n of_o aristotle_n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o wish_n of_o philoxenus_n to_o have_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n or_o the_o dead_a sea_n chap._n 15._o of_o divers_a other_o relation_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o crassus_n that_o never_o laugh_v but_o once_o that_o our_o saviour_n never_o laugh_v of_o surgius_fw-la the_o second_o or_o b●cca_n de_fw-fr porco_n that_o tamerlane_n be_v a_o scythian_a shepherd_n chap._n 16._o of_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o poverty_n of_o belisarius_n of_o fluctius_fw-la decumanus_n or_o the_o ten_o wave_n of_o parysatis_n that_o poison_a statyra_n by_o one_o side_n of_o a_o knife_n of_o the_o woman_n feed_v with_o poison_n that_o shall_v have_v poison_v alexander_n of_o the_o wander_a jew._n chap._n 17._o more_o brief_o that_o the_o army_n of_o xerxes_n drink_v whole_a river_n dry_a that_o hannibal_n eat_v through_o the_o alps_n with_o vinegar_n of_o the_o death_n of_o aeschylus_n of_o the_o city_n of_o tarsus_n and_o anchiale_n build_v in_o one_o day_n of_o the_o great_a ship_n syracusia_n or_o alexandria_n of_o the_o spartan_a boy_n chap._n 18._o of_o some_o other_o chap._n 19_o of_o some_o relation_n who_o truth_n we_o 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