Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	bad_a	contrary_a	great_a	18	3	2.0863	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75577	Aristotle's legacy: or, his golden cabinet of secrets opened. In five treatices 1. The wheel of fortune. 2. The art of Palmestry. 3. A treatise of moles 4. The interpreter of dreams. 5. Observations on fortunate and unfortunate days. With many other secrets and experiments, never before published. To which is added, a compleat book of riddles. 1. The fortune teller, or knowledge of good & bad fortune, ... 7. Also the best and most powerful receipt for making love powder. To which are added twenty merry and pleasant riddles, with their solutions or explanations: the whole illustrated throughout with curious cuts, proper to each particular: being the best, most exact, and accomplished book of this nature.		1699 (1699)	Wing A3697dA; ESTC R230117	12,702	27

by the outward parts their manners inclinations and intellectual faculties as well as what shall befal them in the progress of their Li●es for the face c. is under the Government and Dominion of the Planets Thus the fore-head is governed by Mars the right Eye by Sol the left by the Moon the Right Ear by Jupiter the Left by Saturn the Nose by Venus and the Mouth by Mercury As for the signs of the Zodiack Cancer governs the height of the Fore-head Leo the right Eyebrow Virgo the right Cheek Libra the right Ear Scorpio the Nose Sagitarius the right Eye Capricorn the Chin Aquarius the left Eye Pisces the left Cheek A●ies the left Ear Taurus the middle Fore-head Good or Bad Fortune known by the Eyes Nose Mouth Ears c. of Men or Women LArge Eyes denotes the party stout and Couragious but Deceitful and of a Quarrelsome humour Eyes party colour denotes a Woman much given to Love but instable and Unconstant Greenish little Eyes standing inward denotes wisdom and Councils Fortunate in success c. A large Nose much hanging down denotes Covetousness A round Nose at the extremitys 〈◊〉 small Nostrils denotes in a Man Pride and incredulity in a Woman much given to Love and lust A red Nose naturally so denotes a Contentious Turbulent and Quarrelsome Person If in a female the Gristle of the Nose seem to part from the Bone or to be dinted at the end she hath undoubtedly lost her Virginity A great Mouth standing unseemly wide denotes the party foolish but a great babler and Devulger of false storys delighting to make Mischief A little Mouth well proportioned denotes the party wise peac●able loving and chast The Ears large and thick denotes a defect in Memory and foolish little and thin the contrary A fleshy Face denotes a merry chearful person A thin lean one a wise but malicious and covetous Person Good or bad Fortune known by the Hair Chin and Eye-brows of Man or Woman THE Hair of the Head thick and soft denotes a man of an Affable mild Temper Curled harsh black hair denotes the Party boisterous rough and much given to anger Golden hair denotes the party treac●erous and covetous Red Hair enclining to black wise but crafty and subtil in mischief A Chasenut coloured hair signifies the party of fair condition mild well disposed Sudden baldness in youth denotes poverty A long Chin denotes a woman turbulent and vexatious and a Man letcherous and foolish A little Chin denotes malice fraud and despight A round Chin denotes a Man effeminate yet haughty and proud A square Chin denotes great courage and agility of Body A dimpled Chin roundish or a little oval denotes the party loving affable and of a good temper A lean wrinkled Chin denotes the party unfit for Marriage Dutys Fine little Eye-brows denotes affability love and constancy bending and over hanging Brows the contrary Eye-brows short and narrow denotes the Party of a soft plyable Temper Eye-lids long with long-hair denotes the party clownish and morross yet of great ability of parts 〈◊〉 and Bad Fortune known by the Li●es Marks and other Significations in the Foreh●ad and other parts of the Faces of Men ●●d Women LInes in the Face or Fore-head are exceeding significant in matter of Fortune Three straight Lines without any Section or Division denotes the Party very prosperous A Circle in the Line that passes crooked through the Foreh●ad denotes loss and much trouble and disgrace A crooked line between two straight Lines denotes the party fortunate A crooked Line with a straight line above it denotes the party shall be Rich but it will be gained by fraud and over-reaching Two lines crossing the fore-head wavering in and out thus ♒ th●eatens the party to be in peril of life by water Two lines bending arch-wise over the E●e-brows one of them crossed with a cross or three short lines in a length in the extremity of the fore-head denotes the party to be good Natured and to get Riches by Marriages A cross directly in the middle of the fore-head with s●a●●●●ing lines aboue it threatens the party with Violent death four half lines or lines that are not met in the middle of the fore-head with a full line over them crossed by two Sections denotes loss and affliction A Star in the forehead denotes great preferment Dreams as they tend to good or bad Fortune with their interpretations DReam though some very ignorant in such rare misterys have slighted them are ●by the ●ages and wise men of all Ages very significant and that the S●ul wh●n the B●dy Reposes being discumbred from gross and weighty Cares for the fl●sh by this Mysterious way Confabulates or Converses with Spirits or Angels who bring to its Knowledge future Events very strange and wonderful as in Scripture we find it in Pharoahs Nebuch●dnezzers and others Dreams that exactly come to pass according to their Interpretation But not to prolong the Matter I proceed by the Rules of Art to give the interpretation of Dreams To Dream one is flying in the Air promises hasty news To Dream one Swims with pleasures in a tossing water denotes overcoming some difficult matter you have in hand To Dream you hear Birds Sing Mellodiously betokens Joy and to the Sick Recovery To Dream one presents you with a Gold Ring and puls it on your Finger foreshews speedy Marriage To Dream you are dancing in Jolly Company signifies mu●h Joy and mirth To dream some Furious Beast pursues and you cannot avoid it betokens your Enemys will prevail against you To dream you are stung or bitten by ●erpents or insects denotes mischief to come from malicious and private Enemys To dream you meet a Lyon and he fawns on you denotes the Favour of great ones To dream one is in a Field of standing Corn denotes prosperity To dream you meet a black Coffin with Mourners denotes the death of some Friend To dream one fights overc●mes denotes success in what you are contending for or escap●ing dangers that threaten you To dream you are washing your hands and the di●t comes clean off signifies you shall perform some great Enterprize To dream a Friend is dead denotes he or she is well To dream your Eyes or Teeth fall out denotes Sickness or death of Children or some intimate friend or near Relation To dream ones shooes falls off or are old torn denotes poverty and distress To dream a horse runs away with you denotes unexpected business not pleasing to you To dream a Gold Ring breaks and falls from your finger denotes the loss of a Lover or some dear Friend To dream you are sailing in a Calm denotes a peaceable Life but suddenly overtaken in a Storm trouble and affliction To dream of Courting a beautiful Woman betokens Crosses and Vexation To dream you put on fine Cloaths denotes preferment To dream you hunt a Hare but cannot ta●● her denotes the loss of some matter you are in pursuit