Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	woman_n	wonder_n	word_n	124	3	4.2595	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00695	Erōtomania or A treatise discoursing of the essence, causes, symptomes, prognosticks, and cure of love, or erotique melancholy. Written by Iames Ferrand Dr. of Physick; Traité de l'essence et guérison de l'amour. English	Ferrand, Jacques, médecin.; Chilmead, Edmund, 1610-1654.	1640 (1640)	STC 10829; ESTC S102065	141,472	420

of_o menander_n senex_fw-la amore_fw-la captus_fw-la ultimum_fw-la malum_fw-la for_o as_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o aphorism_n affirm_v those_o disease_n that_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n complexion_n and_o age_n of_o the_o party_n affect_v be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a of_o all_o other_o and_o such_o be_v love_n in_o old_a man_n which_o be_v one_o of_o those_o thing_n solomon_n can_v not_o endure_v and_o conformable_a hereto_o be_v that_o of_o the_o comedian_n where_o he_o say_v that_o amare_fw-la juveni_fw-la fructus_fw-la est_fw-la crimen_fw-la seni._n it_o be_v very_o good_a and_o profitable_a for_o a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v in_o love_n but_o a_o great_a fault_n in_o a_o old_a man_n to_o be_v so_o and_o as_o pindarus_n speak_v of_o the_o unjust_a desire_n of_o covetous_a man_n say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v wont_n with_o the_o great_a eagerness_n and_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o madness_n to_o desire_v those_o thing_n that_o they_o can_v compass_v 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small_a portion_n of_o melancholy_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o choleric_a humour_n the_o party_n than_o become_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o tawny_a colour_n or_o a_o dark_a green_a which_o colour_n plutarch_n and_o aretaeus_n express_v very_o apt_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n xvi_o what_o manner_n of_o eye_n melancholy_a lover_n have_v there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n whatsoever_o that_o soon_o discover_v the_o indisposition_n of_o the_o body_n than_o the_o eye_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o hypocrates_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d look_v in_o 26._o what_o state_n the_o eye_n be_v in_o the_o same_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n a_o manifest_a experience_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o our_o lover_n who_o according_a as_o avicen_n p._n aegineta_n oribasius_n haly_n abbas_n and_o alsaravius_n observe_v have_v their_o eye_n hollow_a and_o sink_v into_o their_o head_n dry_a and_o without_o tear_n yet_o always_o twinkle_v with_o a_o kind_n 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and_o can_v weep_v when_o and_o how_o they_o please_v chap._n xviii_o the_o cause_n of_o wake_v and_o sigh_n in_o lover_n the_o cause_n of_o those_o continual_a wake_n am._n which_o oppress_v lover_n make_v they_o more_o melancholy_a sad_a lean_a and_o dry_v attenuant_fw-la juvenum_fw-la vigilatae_fw-la corpora_fw-la noctes_fw-la be_v the_o diverse_a imagination_n and_o fancy_n that_o steal_v into_o the_o brain_n and_o never_o suffer_v they_o to_o take_v any_o quiet_a repose_n whence_o the_o brain_n become_v dry_a and_o cold_a beside_o that_o from_o the_o natural_a melancholy_n which_o be_v natural_o cold_a and_o as_o dry_a as_o dust_n there_o can_v be_v exhale_v any_o sweet_a and_o gentle_a vapour_n which_o by_o their_o moisture_n shall_v loosen_v the_o nerve_n and_o discharge_v they_o of_o their_o office_n may_v so_o cause_v withal_o a_o cessation_n of_o all_o sense_n and_o motion_n and_o if_o by_o chance_n they_o be_v surprise_v by_o any_o light_a slumber_n which_o be_v the_o 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down_o the_o manner_n of_o cure_v these_o two_o opposite_a disease_n but_o shall_v rather_o refer_v you_o to_o avicen_n aetius_n aegineta_n and_o all_o modern_a writer_n that_o have_v speak_v any_o thing_n of_o barrenness_n or_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o woman_n arnaldus_n de_fw-fr villa_n nova_fw-la in_o his_o tract_n that_o he_o have_v writren_a concern_v the_o remedy_n that_o must_v be_v use_v against_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o sorcery_n counsel_n we_o to_o cause_v the_o party_n affect_v to_o carry_v about_o he_o a_o quill_n of_o quicksilver_n or_o else_o a_o piece_n of_o coral_n the_o herb_n motherwort_n or_o squill_n joannes_n de_fw-fr vigo_n advise_v to_o besprinkle_v the_o house_n of_o the_o party_n that_o be_v enchant_v or_o bewitch_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o black_a dog_n some_o other_o will_v have_v he_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o a_o magpie_n or_o wood-pecker_n or_o else_o to_o anoint_v the_o body_n of_o the_o enchant_a person_n with_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o raven_n 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character_n charm_n poison_n meat_n or_o medicine_n which_o may_v stir_v up_o the_o humour_n heat_n the_o blood_n or_o by_o some_o other_o mean_v provoke_v they_o to_o lust_n and_o this_o their_o assertion_n they_o labour_v to_o prove_v out_o of_o that_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n where_o there_o be_v a_o woe_n pronounce_v against_o the_o bloody_a city_n etc._n etc._n because_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o whoredom_n of_o the_o well_o favour_a harlot_n the_o mistress_n of_o witchcraft_n that_o sell_v nation_n through_o her_o whoredom_n and_o family_n through_o her_o witchcraft_n where_o by_o witchcraft_n they_o say_v be_v mean_v philter_n which_o they_o use_v to_o make_v by_o burn_v the_o stone_n of_o olive_n as_o may_v be_v collect_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o baruch_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o they_o conceive_v that_o plato_n in_o convivio_fw-la say_v that_o love_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o great_a magician_n and_o a_o sorcerer_n the_o 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