Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	live_v	time_n	write_v	3,395	5	5.5400	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57647	Arcana microcosmi, or, The hid secrets of man's body discovered in an anatomical duel between Aristotle and Galen concerning the parts thereof : as also, by a discovery of the strange and marveilous diseases, symptomes & accidents of man's body : with a refutation of Doctor Brown's Vulgar errors, the Lord Bacon's natural history, and Doctor Harvy's book, De generatione, Comenius, and others : whereto is annexed a letter from Doctor Pr. to the author, and his answer thereto, touching Doctor Harvy's book De Generatione / by A.R.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1652 (1652)	Wing R1947; ESTC R13878	247,834	298

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stone_n find_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la chap._n iu._n 1._o some_o without_o lung_n 2._o impostume_n void_v in_o urine_n 3._o worm_n the_o cause_n of_o many_o disease_n 4._o no_o change_n of_o sex_n 5._o giant_n 6._o some_o without_o liver_n 7._o fleshy_a bladder_n 8._o stone_n hair_n worm_n etc._n etc._n beget_v in_o our_o urine_n 9_o a_o woman_n without_o a_o matrix_fw-la chap._n v._n 1._o strange_n but_o not_o miraculous_a birth_n 2._o strange_a and_o strong_a imagination_n 3._o poison_n inward_a and_o outward_a 4._o poison_n of_o mad_a dog_n 5._o cantharides_n 6._o poison_v how_o it_o work_v 7._o why_o bird_n not_o poison_v as_o man_n 8._o amphiam_fw-la opium_n mandrake_n 9_o the_o plague_n no_o hectic_a nor_o putrid_a fever_n 10._o epidemical_a disease_n chap._n vi_o 1._o antipathy_n to_o some_o meat_n 2._o the_o force_n of_o fear_n 3._o blood_n void_v by_o the_o gum_n and_o navel_n 4._o black_a hair_n sudden_o gray_a 5._o violence_n of_o passion_n 6._o defect_n in_o nature_n recompense_v 7._o a_o fly_v void_v by_o urine_n 8._o monthly_o blood_n in_o man_n 9_o the_o cause_n of_o monster_n 10._o horn_n on_o man_n head_n and_o heel_n chap._n vii_o 1._o the_o effect_n of_o blood_n be_v drink_v 2._o some_o strange_a disease_n 3._o ply_v ca_fw-mi polonica_fw-la 4._o some_o eat_v poison_n without_o hurt_n 5._o stone_n in_o the_o intestine_n 6._o old_a man_n come_v young_a 7._o some_o strange_a monster_n chap._n viii_o 1._o of_o divers_a and_o strange_a spleen_n 2._o black_a urine_n 3._o one_o live_v without_o sleep_n 4._o the_o tarentula_n effect_n and_o cure_n the_o force_n of_o music_n 5._o serpent_n beget_v of_o dead_a brain_n 6._o of_o tiberius_n his_o sight_n alexander_n sweat_n strabo_n eye_n the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o strange_a disease_n and_o accident_n of_o man_n body_n chap._n i._n 1._o divers_a way_n to_o resist_v burn_v 2._o locust_n eater_n the_o lousy_a disease_n the_o baptist_n feed_v not_o on_o locust_n 3._o man_n flesh_n most_o subject_a to_o putrefaction_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o how_o putrefaction_n be_v resist_v mumia_fw-la 4._o the_o strength_n of_o affection_n and_o imagination_n in_o die_a man_n strange_a presage_n of_o death_n 5._o difference_n of_o dead_a man_n skull_n and_o why_o chap._n ii_o 1._o the_o benefit_n of_o sleep_n and_o reason_n why_o some_o sleep_v not_o 2._o why_o dead_a body_n after_o the_o nine_o day_n swim_v why_o dead_a and_o sleep_a man_n heavy_a than_o other_o why_o a_o blow_a bladder_n light_a than_o a_o empty_a 3._o strange_a epidemical_a disease_n and_o death_n the_o force_n of_o smell_n the_o rose_n smell_v 4._o strange_a shape_n and_o multitude_n of_o worm_n in_o our_o body_n 5._o the_o french_a disease_n and_o its_o malignity_n the_o disease_n of_o brasil_n chap._n iii_o 1._o centaur_n prove_v what_o they_o be_v 2._o why_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o wolf_n cause_v obmutescency_n 3._o pigmy_n prove_v gammadim_n what_o 4._o giant_n prove_v they_o be_v not_o monster_n 5._o the_o strange_a force_n of_o fascination_n the_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n of_o thing_n the_o lodestone_n attraction_n how_o hinder_v fascination_n how_o cure_v fascination_n by_o word_n chap._n iu._n 1._o strange_a stone_n breed_v in_o man_n body_n 2._o child_n nourish_v by_o wolf_n and_o other_o beast_n 3._o poison_n take_v without_o hurt_n poison_v eater_n may_v infect_v how_o how_o grape_n and_o other_o plant_n may_v be_v poison_v 4._o of_o strange_a mola_n bear_n by_o lick_v form_n their_o cub_n the_o plastic_a faculty_n still_o work_v chap._n v._n 1_o divers_a privilege_n of_o eunuch_n the_o fiber_n testicle_n 2._o d●_n versity_n of_o aliment_n and_o medicament_n the_o virtue_n of_o peache●_n mandrake_n the_o nature_n of_o our_o aliment_n 3._o a_o strange_a story_n 〈◊〉_d a_o sick_a maid_n discuss_v and_o of_o strange_a vomit_n and_o monster_n and_o imagination_n 4._o man_n long_o live_v the_o dere_v long_a life_n 〈◊〉_d sert_v 5._o that_o old_a man_n may_v become_v young_a again_o prove_v chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o many_o new_a disease_n and_o cause_n thereof_o 2._o different_a colour_n i●_n our_o body_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o ethiopian_a blackness_n 3._o the_o 〈◊〉_d unicorn_n with_o his_o horn_n and_o virtue_n assert_v 4._o some_o bear_v blind_a and_o dumb_a recover_v a_o strange_a universal_a fever_n a_o strange_a fish_n and_o strength_n of_o imagination_n chap._n vii_o 1._o the_o diversity_n and_o virtue_n of_o bezoar_n stone_n 2._o a_o woman_n conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o a_o incubus_n 3._o strange_a action_n perform_v by_o sleeper_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o lot_n incest_n in_o his_o sleep_n 4._o some_o animal_n live_v long_o without_o food_n the_o chameleon_n food_n be_v only_a 〈◊〉_d the_o contrary_a reason_n answer_v air_n turn_v to_o water_n and_o be_v the●_n pabulous_a supply_n of_o fire_n chap._n viii_o 1._o divers_a animal_n long-lived_a without_o food_n the_o chameleon_n live_v on_o air_n only_o 2._o divers_a creature_n feed_v only_o by_o water_n 3._o chilification_n not_o absolute_o necessary_a strange_a operation_n of_o some_o stomach_n the_o ostrich_n eat_v and_o digest_v iron_n 4._o how_o bee_n gnat_n etc._n etc._n make_v a_o sound_n of_o glow-worm_n and_o grain_n bite_v by_o pismire_n the_o vegetable_a lamb_n and_o other_o strange_a plant_n 5._o the_o tiger_n swiftness_n the_o remora_n stay_v ship_n chap._n ix_o 1._o lion_n afraid_a of_o cock_n antipathy_n cause_v fear_n and_o horror_n in_o divers_a animal_n 2._o spider_n kill_v toad_n the_o diversity_n of_o spider_n 3._o the_o cock_n egg_n and_o basilisk_n divers_a sort_n of_o basilisk_n 4._o amphisbaena_fw-la prove_v and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v 5._o the_o viper_n generation_n by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o mother_n prove_v and_o objection_n to_o the_o contrary_n refute_v chap._n x._o 1._o mole_n see_v not_o and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v 2._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v divers_a animal_n maintain_v 3._o the_o right_a and_o left_a side_n defend_v 4._o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o erection_n of_o man_n body_n and_o the_o benefit_n we_o have_v thereby_o 5._o mouse_n and_o other_o vermin_n breed_v of_o putrefaction_n even_o in_o man_n body_n 6._o how_o man_n swim_v natural_o the_o indian_a swimmer_n chap._n xi_o 〈◊〉_d the_o picture_n of_o the_o pelican_n dolphin_n serpent_n adam_n and_o eve_n christ_n moses_n abraham_n and_o of_o the_o sibyl_n defend_v 2._o the_o picture_n of_o cleopatra_n of_o alexander_n of_o hector_n of_o caesar_n with_o saddle_n and_o stirrup_n maintain_v chap._n xii_o 1._o the_o picture_n of_o jephtha_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n maintain_v 2._o the_o baptist_n wear_v a_o camel_n skin_n 3._o other_o picture_n as_o of_o s._n christopher_n s._n george_n etc._n etc._n defend_v 4._o the_o antiquity_n distinction_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o their_o letter_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o there_o be_v not_o heat_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n 2._o island_n before_o the_o flood_n prove_v 3._o the_o seven_o ostiaries_n of_o nilus_n and_o its_o greatness_n the_o greatness_n of_o old_a rome_n divers_a way_n prove_v nilus_n overflow_n how_o proper_a to_o it_o the_o crocodile_n of_o nilus_n its_o inundation_n regular_a chap._n fourteen_o 1._o the_o cause_n of_o nile_n inundation_n 2._o lot_n wife_n true_o transform_v into_o a_o salt_n pillar_n 3._o hell_n fire_n true_o black_a brimstone_n cause_v blackness_n 4._o philoxenus_n a_o glutton_n and_o his_o wish_n not_o absurd_a how_o long_a neck_n conduce_v to_o modulation_n chap._n xv._n 1._o heavy_a body_n swim_v in_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o the_o ancient_n in_o this_o point_n defend_v 2._o crassus_n have_v reason_n to_o laugh_v at_o the_o ass_n eat_v thistle_n laughter_n define_v in_o laughter_n there_o be_v sorrow_n in_o weep_v joy_n 3._o that_o christ_n never_o laugh_v prove_v 4._o fluctus_fw-la decumans_fw-la what_o chap._n xvi_o 1._o epicurus_n a_o wicked_a and_o wanton_a man_n impious_a in_o his_o opinion_n seneca_n judgement_n of_o he_o 2._o twelve_o of_o his_o impious_a and_o absurd_a opinion_n rehearse_v chap._n xvii_o epicurus_n his_o atom_n reject_v by_o nineteen_o reason_n chap._n xviii_o 1._o that_o crystal_n be_v of_o water_n prove_v and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v how_o it_o differ_v from_o ice_n 2._o the_o loadstone_n move_v not_o its_o antipathy_n with_o garlic_n of_o the_o adamant_n versoria_fw-la amber_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xix_o what_o the_o ancient_n have_v write_v of_o griffin_n may_v be_v true_a griffin_n mention_v in_o scripture_n grypi_n and_o gryph_n perez_n and_o ossifrage_n what_o chapr_fw-la xx._n 1._o the_o navigation_n of_o the_o ancient_n by_o the_o star_n they_o know_v not_o the_o compass_n 2._o goat_n blood_n soften_v the_o adamant_n gold_n lose_v its_o virtue_n and_o gravity_n with_o its_o substance_n iron_n may_v grow_v hot_a with_o motion_n coral_n be_v soft_a

the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o natural_a heat_n be_v long_o preserve_v in_o the_o torrid_a and_o frigid_a zone_n man_n be_v short_a live_v because_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o body_n be_v draw_v out_o by_o the_o ambient_fw-la heat_n of_o the_o one_o and_o extinguish_v by_o the_o cold_a of_o the_o other_o but_o this_o be_v where_o the_o heat_n and_o cold_a be_v in_o the_o excess_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o same_o region_n we_o find_v some_o man_n long_o live_v than_o other_o because_o they_o abound_v more_o in_o radical_a moisture_n and_o natural_a heat_n than_o other_o beside_o temperance_n in_o diet_n exercise_n and_o passion_n be_v great_a help_n for_o prolong_v of_o life_n in_o orkney_n sh●tland_n norway_n and_o other_o septentrional_a place_n man_n live_v till_o they_o be_v six_o or_o sevenscore_n year_n of_o age_n and_o lerius_fw-la in_fw-la navigate_fw-la brasil_n show_v that_o in_o brasil_n which_o be_v a_o hot_a country_n some_o do_v attain_v six_o score_n year_n without_o gray_a hair_n pliny_n l._n 7._o c._n 49._o speak_v of_o divers_a in_o vespasian_n time_n in_o italy_n of_o 120_o 130_o 140_o 150_o year_n old_a and_o it_o stand_v with_o reason_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v short_a live_v th●n_o other_o animal_n be_v of_o a_o more_o excellent_a temper_n than_o they_o have_v also_o dominion_n over_o they_o and_o be_v make_v for_o a_o more_o excellent_a end_n to_o wit_n contemplation_n wisdom_n knowledge_n for_o the_o find_v out_o of_o art_n and_o science_n therefore_o god_n permit_v the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o flood_n to_o live_v so_o long_o as_o they_o do_v now_o we_o find_v that_o divers_a beast_n live_v beyond_o a_o hundred_o year_n aelian_a pliny_n and_o other_o affirm_v that_o elephant_n live_v two_o hundred_o year_n deer_n exceed_v a_o hundred_o year_n as_o pliny_n show_v by_o those_o staggs_n that_o be_v find_v with_o brass_n collar_n about_o their_o neck_n which_o alexander_n have_v put_v on_o a_o hundred_o year_n before_o 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prayer_n in_o the_o poet_n be_v in_o vain_a o_o mihi_fw-la praeteritos_fw-la referat_fw-la si_fw-la jupiter_n annos_fw-la but_o that_o the_o decay_a nature_n may_v be_v so_o renew_v and_o repair_v as_o a_o old_a man_n may_v perform_v the_o function_n of_o a_o young_a man_n and_o may_v say_v with_o tully_n nihil_fw-la habeo_fw-la quod_fw-la accusem_fw-la senectutem_fw-la meam_fw-la this_o the_o poet_n express_v under_o the_o fiction_n of_o ●acchus_fw-la his_o nurse_n and_o of_o old_a aeson_n make_v young_a again_o by_o medea_n it_o stand_v also_o with_o reason_n for_o 1._o serpent_n by_o cast_v off_o their_o old_a skin_n renew_v their_o youth_n and_o vigour_n and_o stag_n do_v the_o like_a by_o eat_v serpent_n languescunt_fw-la in_o juventutem_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr pa●●●o_n why_o then_o may_v not_o man_n be_v renew_v 2._o every_o fit_a of_o sickness_n be_v like_o old_a a●e_n man_n in_o a_o long_a ague_n differ_v nothing_o from_o the_o most_o decrepit_a and_o age_a person_n that_o 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