Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	body_n	element_n	4,001	5	9.7677	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44824	Examen de ingenios, or, The tryal of wits discovering the great difference of wits among men, and what sort of learning suits best with each genius / published originally in Spanish by Doctor Juan Huartes ; and made English from the most correct edition by Mr. Bellamy.; Examen de ingenios. English	Huarte, Juan, 1529?-1588.; Bellamy, Mr. (Edward)	1698 (1698)	Wing H3205; ESTC R5885	263,860	544

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the_o child_n be_v bear_v under_o such_o a_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n will_v be_v wise_a witty_a well_o or_o ill-conditioned_a happy_a or_o unhappy_a with_o a_o thousand_o other_o quality_n and_o property_n which_o we_o see_v and_o observe_v every_o day_n among_o men._n but_o if_o this_o be_v true_a we_o can_v not_o here_o prescribe_v any_o rule_n for_o all_o will_v depend_v upon_o chance_n and_o not_o be_v in_o our_o choice_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n as_o hypocrates_n plato_n aristotle_n and_o galen_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o a_o man_n receive_v the_o condition_n of_o his_o soul_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o formation_n and_o not_o of_o his_o birth_n the_o star_n only_o cause_v a_o superficial_a alteration_n in_o the_o babe_n communicate_v to_o to_o he_o heat_v cold_a moisture_n dryness_n and_o not_o his_o substance_n whereon_o his_o life_n depend_v as_o do_v the_o four_o element_n fire_n earth_n air_n water_n which_o not_o only_o add_v to_o the_o composition_n heat_n cold_a moisture_n dryness_n but_o also_o a_o substance_n that_o unite_v and_o preserve_v these_o quality_n during_o the_o course_n of_o life_n so_o that_o what_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n in_o beget_v child_n be_v to_o endeavour_v that_o the_o element_n from_o which_o they_o be_v form_v shall_v have_v the_o quality_n requisite_a to_o wit_n because_o that_o in_o the_o same_o weight_n and_o measure_n the_o element_n enter_v into_o the_o composition_n in_o the_o same_o they_o remain_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o mixture_n which_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o mutation_n and_o influence_n of_o heaven_n what_o these_o element_n be_v and_o after_o what_o manner_n they_o enter_v the_o woman_n womb_n to_o form_v the_o child_n tuen_n galen_n tell_v when_o he_o teach_v we_o that_o they_o be_v the_o same_o which_o compound_v all_o other_o natural_a thing_n but_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v conceal_v in_o the_o solid_a meat_n we_o eat_v such_o as_o bread_n flesh_n fish_n and_o fruit_n the_o water_n 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spain_n we_o may_v distribute_v the_o virtue_n and_o vice_n already_o mention_v among_o the_o inhabitant_n allot_v to_o each_o his_o virtue_n and_o his_o vice_n respective_o for_o if_o we_o reflect_v on_o the_o wit_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o catalan_n valentian_o murcian_n granadin_n andalusian_o estremadurians_n portuguese_n gallician_o asturian_o miquelet_n biscayner_n navarrers_n arragonian_n and_o castilian_n who_o see_v and_o know_v not_o that_o they_o differ_v one_o from_o another_o not_o only_o in_o the_o lineament_n of_o their_o face_n and_o make_v of_o their_o body_n but_o also_o in_o the_o virtue_n and_o vice_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o all_o this_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o each_o province_n possess_v a_o different_a temperament_n nor_o be_v this_o diversity_n of_o manner_n only_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o country_n so_o disjoin_v but_o even_o in_o place_n seat_v not_o more_o than_o a_o little_a league_n distant_a the_o variety_n of_o wit_n among_o the_o 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