Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	animal_n	brain_n	spirit_n	2,322	5	5.6452	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33709	A physico medical essay concerning alkaly and acid so far as they have relation to the cause or cure of distempers : wherein is endeavoured to be proved that acids are not (as is generally and erroneously supposed) the cause of all or most distempers, but that alkalies are : together with an account of some distempers and the medicines with their preparations proper to be used in the cure of them : as also a short digression concerning specifick remedies / by John Colbatch.	Colbatch, John, Sir, 1670-1729.	1696 (1696)	Wing C5003; ESTC R26032	33,359	174

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pretend_v to_o be_v mighty_o hinder_v by_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o acid_n in_o the_o blood_n they_o give_v repeat_v and_o large_a quanties_n of_o testatious_a alkalious_a powder_n and_o other_o diaphoretick_n which_o indeed_o seldom_o fail_v of_o answer_v their_o intention_n in_o throw_v out_o large_a quantity_n of_o pustles_a even_o more_o than_o nature_n be_v able_a to_o supply_v or_o bring_v to_o maturity_n and_o if_o she_o do_v chance_n to_o cope_v with_o they_o be_v the_o only_a occasion_n of_o spoil_v so_o many_o angelic_a face_n as_o we_o every_o day_n observe_v but_o the_o spoil_n of_o face_n be_v not_o all_o for_o beside_o the_o throw_v out_o of_o so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o pustles_a by_o break_v off_o the_o globule_n of_o the_o blood_n when_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o cataneous_a gland_n instead_o of_o those_o gland_n separate_v the_o excrementitious_a serum_fw-la which_o in_o a_o state_n of_o health_n be_v all_o or_o most_o part_n of_o it_o to_o be_v carry_v 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the_o occasion_n of_o violent_a bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n bloody_a urine_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v none_o of_o the_o best_a symptom_n but_o what_o too_o frequent_o happen_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a mean_n beside_o break_v of_o the_o globule_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o cause_v the_o ill_a symptom_n beforementioned_a with_o many_o other_o i_o do_v think_v fit_a here_o to_o enumerate_v by_o their_o diaphoretic_a quality_n there_o be_v so_o vast_a a_o waste_n make_v of_o the_o serum_fw-la of_o the_o blood_n that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n leave_v to_o supply_v and_o bring_v to_o maturity_n those_o many_o pustles_a even_o more_o than_o nature_n design_v that_o those_o medicine_n alone_o have_v throw_v out_o so_o that_o about_o the_o nine_o eleven_o or_o thirteen_o day_n for_o want_v of_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o serum_fw-la to_o supply_v they_o the_o pustles_a fall_n and_o the_o acrid_a corrosive_a matter_n be_v absorb_v into_o the_o blood_n cause_v secondary_a 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which_o by_o many_o experiment_n i_o have_v find_v to_o be_v as_o much_o a_o alkaly_n as_o either_o crab_n eye_n coral_n pearl_n etc._n etc._n the_o which_o i_o suppose_v no_o man_n will_v deny_v now_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a nodes_fw-la to_o be_v a_o alkaly_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o this_o distemper_n to_o proceed_v from_o acid_n when_o in_o those_o very_a part_n where_o the_o distemper_n most_o violent_o rage_v there_o shall_v be_v produce_v such_o large_a quantity_n of_o a_o alkalious_a substance_n for_o if_o the_o distemper_n proceed_v from_o acid_n as_o it_o be_v general_o agree_v upon_o the_o patient_n need_v not_o clog_v his_o stomach_n with_o alkaly_n as_o be_v general_o practise_v there_o be_v a_o remedy_n already_o place_v in_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o i_o very_o believe_v that_o the_o only_a reason_n why_o this_o distemper_n have_v be_v account_v among_o the_o opprobria_fw-la medicorum_fw-la have_v be_v from_o 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