Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
fire_n cloud_n night_n pillar_n 4,723 5 10.5941 5 true
View all documents for the selected quad

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

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

that_o they_o have_v strong_a stomach_n that_o be_v enure_v to_o garlic_n leak_n and_o onion_n and_o when_o they_o feed_v upon_o meat_n of_o so_o slight_a resistance_n it_o turn_v all_o into_o choler_n therefore_o i._n galen_n forbid_v those_o that_o abound_v in_o natural_a heat_n to_o eat_v honey_n or_o any_o other_o such_o slight_a food_n lest_o it_o shall_v corrupt_v and_o instead_o of_o digest_v broil_n in_o the_o stomach_n like_o fat._n even_o so_o it_o befall_v the_o israelite_n with_o the_o manna_n for_o it_o convert_v all_o into_o choler_n adust_a so_o that_o they_o become_v whole_o dry_a and_o wither_a because_o this_o meat_n be_v not_o substantial_a enough_o to_o stuff_v they_o xi_o our_o soul_n be_v dry_v away_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o beside_o this_o manna_n before_o our_o eye_n the_o water_n they_o drink_v after_o this_o meat_n be_v such_o as_o they_o desire_v and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o find_v it_o as_o they_o wish_v god_n show_v xv_o moses_n a_o piece_n of_o wood_n which_o have_v so_o divine_a a_o virtue_n that_o be_v cast_v into_o gross_n and_o salt_n water_n it_o make_v they_o become_v delicate_a and_o savoury_a and_o when_o they_o have_v no_o water_n xuj_o moses_n take_v the_o rod_n with_o which_o he_o open_v a_o dozen_o way_n in_o the_o red-sea_n and_o strike_v therewith_o the_o rock_n there_o issue_v spring_n of_o water_n as_o delicate_a and_o savoury_a as_o their_o taste_n can_v wish_v which_o give_v occasion_n to_o st._n x._o paul_n to_o say_v that_o the_o rock_n follow_v they_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o water_n stream_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n according_a to_o their_o wish_n delicate_a sweet_a and_o savoury_a and_o they_o have_v their_o stomach_n suit_v to_o the_o drink_n of_o gross_a and_o briny_a water_n for_o in_o egypt_n say_v x._o galen_n they_o boil_v they_o to_o prepare_v they_o for_o drink_v be_v putrid_a and_o corrupt_v so_o that_o drink_v such_o delicate_a water_n they_o can_v not_o avoid_v their_o turn_n to_o choler_n because_o of_o their_o small_a resistance_n the_o same_o quality_n say_v xxviii_o galen_n water_n require_v to_o digest_v well_o in_o our_o stomach_n and_o not_o corrupt_a as_o the_o solid_a meat_n we_o eat_v if_o the_o stomach_n be_v strong_a it_o ought_v to_o have_v strong_a aliment_n to_o correspond_v with_o it_o in_o proportion_n but_o if_o the_o same_o be_v weak_a and_o delicate_a such_o the_o meat_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o water_n for_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n if_o a_o man_n be_v accustom_v to_o drink_v gross_a water_n he_o never_o quench_v his_o thirst_n with_o the_o pure_a nor_o feel_v they_o hardly_o in_o his_o stomach_n nay_o he_o shall_v be_v more_o thirsty_a after_o they_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o extreme_a heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n burn_v and_o resolve_v they_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v down_o because_o they_o can_v make_v no_o resistance_n the_o air_n they_o breathe_v in_o the_o desert_n be_v as_o we_o may_v say_v subtle_a and_o delicate_a for_o travel_v over_o mountain_n and_o through_o vast_a solitude_n it_o fan_v they_o every_o moment_n fresh_a and_o clear_a and_o without_o the_o least_o corruption_n because_o they_o make_v no_o long_a stay_n in_o any_o place_n it_o be_v also_o ever_o very_o temperate_a for_o by_o day_n a_o cloud_n be_v draw_v before_o the_o sun_n xiii_o that_o restrain_v it_o from_o scorch_a and_o by_o night_n arise_v a_o pillar_n of_o fire_n that_o moderate_v it_o and_o qualify_v it_o for_o such_o a_o air_n as_o i._n aristotle_n affirm_v much_o sharpen_v the_o wit._n let_v we_o now_o consider_v how_o delicate_a and_o well_o digest_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o male_n of_o this_o hebrew_n people_n may_v be_v be_v nourish_v by_o such_o food_n as_o manna_n drink_v the_o water_n we_o have_v speak_v of_o and_o breathe_v a_o air_n so_o pure_a and_o delicate_a and_o withal_o how_o delicate_a and_o fine_a the_o flower_n of_o their_o woman_n may_v be_v and_o let_v we_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o animal_n aristotle_n say_v that_o the_o flower_n be_v subtle_a and_o delicate_a the_o child_n breed_v of_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a capacity_n how_o much_o it_o import_v that_o the_o father_n shall_v eat_v delicate_a meat_n to_o beget_v very_o able_a child_n we_o shall_v prove_v at_o large_a in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o whereas_o all_o the_o jew_n eat_v of_o the_o same_o delicate_a and_o spirituous_a meat_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o water_n all_o their_o child_n and_o posterity_n prove_v sharp_a and_o of_o great_a wit_n for_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o world_n from_o the_o time_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v arrive_v at_o and_o settle_v in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n with_o a_o sharp_a wit_n as_o we_o have_v say_v they_o have_v so_o many_o travel_n dearth_n sieges_n of_o enemy_n subjection_n and_o bondage_n and_o other_o ill_a usage_n that_o if_o they_o have_v not_o bring_v from_o egypt_n and_o the_o wilderness_n the_o hot_a dry_v and_o adust_a temperament_n before_o mention_v they_o will_v have_v contract_v the_o same_o from_o their_o uncomfortable_a course_n of_o life_n for_o continual_a sadness_n and_o toil_n unite_v the_o vital_a spirit_n and_o arterial_a blood_n in_o the_o brain_n liver_n and_o heart_n where_o stick_v one_o about_o the_o other_o they_o come_v to_o heat_n and_o burn_v and_o so_o very_o often_o they_o raise_v a_o fever_n but_o ordinary_o produce_v choler_n adust_a of_o which_o most_o of_o that_o nation_n partake_v even_o to_o this_o day_n as_o xxiii_o hypocrates_n say_v that_o fear_v and_o sorrow_n which_o hold_v long_o be_v sign_n of_o melancholy_a we_o have_v already_o affirm_v that_o this_o burn_a choler_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o craft_n cunning_n intrigue_v and_o malice_n and_o that_o humour_n be_v accommodate_v to_o the_o conjecture_n in_o physic_n and_o by_o the_o same_o the_o notice_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o cure_n of_o disease_n be_v attain_v so_o king_n francis_n admirable_o hit_v upon_o it_o and_o what_o he_o say_v be_v not_o a_o delirium_fw-la much_o less_o a_o suggestion_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o it_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v think_v that_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o high_a fever_n of_o so_o long_a continuance_n and_o through_o the_o indignation_n he_o be_v in_o to_o see_v himself_o sick_a without_o relief_n his_o brain_n be_v fire_v and_o his_o imagination_n raise_v to_o that_o degree_n of_o which_o we_o have_v prove_v before_o that_o if_o it_o reach_v the_o temperament_n it_o ought_v forthwith_o it_o make_v a_o man_n speak_v what_o he_o never_o learn_v but_o against_o all_o that_o we_o have_v say_v a_o very_a great_a difficulty_n arise_v which_o be_v that_o if_o the_o son_n or_o grandchild_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o egypt_n and_o have_v taste_v manna_n the_o water_n and_o delicate_a air_n of_o the_o desert_n have_v be_v design_v for_o physician_n it_o may_v seem_v that_o the_o opinion_n of_o king_n francis_n be_v somewhat_o probable_a for_o the_o reason_n recount_v but_o that_o their_o posterity_n shall_v retain_v even_o to_o this_o day_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o manna_n the_o water_n the_o air_n the_o affliction_n and_o the_o toil_v their_o ancestor_n endure_v in_o the_o egyptian_a captivity_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o easy_a to_o conceive_v for_o if_o in_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n spend_v in_o egypt_n and_o the_o forty_o in_o the_o desert_n their_o seed_n can_v acquire_v those_o disposition_n of_o ability_n they_o may_v better_v and_o with_o more_o probability_n lose_v it_o again_o in_o the_o two_o thousand_o year_n since_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o desert_n more_o especial_o for_o those_o that_o settle_v in_o spain_n a_o country_n so_o contrary_a to_o egypt_n and_o where_o they_o have_v feed_v on_o such_o contrary_a meat_n and_o drink_v water_n not_o of_o so_o good_a a_o temperament_n nor_o substance_n as_o in_o that_o land_n for_o such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o so_o of_o any_o plant_n or_o animal_n whatever_n that_o he_o partake_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o country_n he_o be_v transplant_v into_o and_o lose_v those_o he_o bring_v from_o other_o place_n and_o in_o any_o instance_n to_o be_v allege_v the_o like_a will_v befall_v it_o in_o a_o few_o day_n without_o contradiction_n a_o certain_a race_n of_o man_n as_o aquis_fw-la hypocrates_n note_n to_o distinguish_v themselves_o from_o the_o vulgar_a choose_v as_o a_o mark_n of_o their_o nobility_n to_o have_v their_o head_n like_o a_o sugar-loaf_n and_o to_o shape_v this_o figure_n by_o art_n the_o midwife_n have_v a_o charge_n to_o roll_v up_o their_o head_n with_o certain_a band_n and_o fillet_n till_o they_o take_v that_o shape_n this_o artifice_n real_o gain_v such_o power_n