Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	air_n	cold_a	water_n	5,390	5	6.9521	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95995	Æneas his descent into Hell as it is inimitably described by the prince of poets in the sixth of his Æneis. / Made English by John Boys of Hode-Court, Esq; together with an ample and learned comment upon the same, wherein all passages criticall, mythological, philosophical and historical, are fully and clearly explained. To which are added some certain pieces relating to the publick, written by the author.; Aeneis. Liber 6. English	Virgil.; Boys, John, 1614?-1661.	1660 (1660)	Wing V619; Thomason E1054_3; ESTC R200370	157,893	251

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of_o both_o of_o boethos_n and_o our_o virgil_n here_o epicurus_n add_v to_o these_o two_o a_o three_o ingredient_n whilst_o he_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v a_o specey_n igne_fw-la aëre_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la mixta_fw-la as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o macrob._n l._n 1._o c._n 14._o in_o somn._fw-la scip._n who_o there_o deliver_v the_o various_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n hence_o according_a to_o homer_n doctrine_n who_o hold_v with_o hipparchus_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v originate_v from_o fire_n the_o hero_n abhor_v nothing_o more_o than_o drown_v as_o most_o contrary_a to_o the_o fiery_a nature_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o they_o think_v will_v thereby_o be_v extinguish_v see_v how_o apprehensive_a virgil_n make_v aeneas_n of_o drown_v l._n 1._o aen._n extempló_n aeneae_n solvuntur_fw-la frigore_fw-la membra_fw-la ingemit_fw-la &_o duplices_fw-la tendens_fw-la ad_fw-la sidera_fw-la palmas_fw-la talia_n voce_fw-la refert_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o cold_a sweat_n do_v aeneas_n limb_n surprise_v he_o sigh_v and_o his_o hand_n stretch_v to_o the_o sky_n he_o thus_o begin_v etc._n etc._n whereas_o otherwise_o he_o make_v he_o a_o person_n of_o a_o most_o undaunted_a and_o unshaken_a constancy_n 〈◊〉_d l._n 6._o non_fw-la ulla_fw-la laborum_fw-la o_fw-la virgo_fw-la nova_fw-la mî_fw-la facies_fw-la inopináve_fw-la surgit_fw-la no_o danger_n unto_o i_o be_v strange_a or_o virgin_n shake_v my_o constancy_n doubtless_o virgil_n herein_o concur_v with_o homer_n in_o his_o opinion_n and_o from_o hence_o the_o stoic_n opine_v that_o the_o soul_n as_o soon_o as_o free_v from_o the_o body_n present_o take_v its_o flight_n to_o the_o concave_n of_o the_o moon_n the_o place_n or_o region_n of_o the_o element_n of_o fire_n but_o of_o these_o dream_n more_o than_o enough_o let_v we_o now_o return_v to_o our_o author_n virgil_n from_o these_o premise_n infer_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o a_o active_a pierce_a and_o subtle_a nature_n as_o be_v the_o principle_n whereof_o it_o consist_v that_o it_o be_v of_o itself_o free_a from_o all_o passion_n and_o perturbation_n quantum_fw-la non_fw-la noxia_fw-la corpora_fw-la tardant_fw-la unless_o by_o the_o commixtion_n and_o conjunction_n with_o the_o body_n it_o abate_v of_o its_o natural_a vigour_n and_o become_v as_o that_o be_v heavy_a and_o drossy_a all_o soul_n be_v equal_o intelligent_a and_o alike_o impassionate_a but_o according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o complexion_n the_o abundance_n of_o humour_n the_o pureness_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o organ_n especial_o of_o the_o brain_n they_o be_v more_o intense_a or_o remiss_a §_o 74_o hence_o the_o poet_n say_v that_o as_o to_o the_o intellectual_a part_n thereof_o it_o become_v heavy_a dull_a and_o inapprehensive_a so_o to_o the_o appetitive_a or_o will_n it_o become_v subject_a to_o sundry_a irregularity_n and_o passion_n which_o he_o specify_v here_o in_o four_o whereof_o two_o have_v for_o their_o object_n a_o evil_a and_o two_o a_o good_a the_o first_o be_v fear_n which_o be_v a_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n touch_v a_o future_a evil_n as_o grief_n the_o second_o be_v touch_v a_o evil_a present_a and_o now_o upon_o we_o the_o three_o be_v desire_n or_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v a_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n about_o a_o good_a absent_a as_o joy_n the_o four_o be_v about_o a_o good_a present_a and_o in_o fruition_n or_o the_o acquiescence_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o its_o desire_a object_n three_o of_o these_o viz._n desire_n joy_n and_o grief_n be_v place_v in_o the_o concupiscible_a appetite_n and_o one_o viz._n fear_v in_o the_o irascible_a he_o infer_v further_a that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o only_o subject_a to_o error_n and_o passion_n whilst_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n but_o that_o it_o do_v absolute_o for●●_n it_o be_v own_o nature_n nor_o be_v at_o all_o sensible_a of_o its_o original_n which_o be_v of_o fire_n and_o air_n which_o he_o mean_v here_o whilst_o he_o say_v nec_fw-la auras_fw-la respiciunt_fw-la the_o body_n be_v