Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	afraid_a	shake_v	zion_n	18	3	8.6256	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30105	Chirologia, or, The naturall language of the hand composed of the speaking motions, and discoursing gestures thereof : whereunto is added Chironomia, or, The art of manuall rhetoricke, consisting of the naturall expressions, digested by art in the hand, as the chiefest instrument of eloquence, by historicall manifesto's exemplified out of the authentique registers of common life and civill conversation : with types, or chyrograms, a long-wish'd for illustration of this argument / by J.B. ...	J. B. (John Bulwer), fl. 1648-1654.	1644 (1644)	Wing B5462A; ESTC R208625	185,856	386

of_o this_o gesture_n where_o he_o say_v the_o slothful_a man_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o filth_n of_o a_o dunghill_n every_o man_n that_o take_v it_o up_o will_v 2._o shake_v his_o hand_n castigo_fw-la gestus_fw-la xxxiv_o to_o shake_v or_o hold_v the_o stretch_v and_o raise_v hand_n overdo_n any_o be_v their_o expression_n who_o offer_v to_o chastise_v and_o thew_v a_o willingness_n to_o strike_v or_o take_v revenge_n hence_o the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o angel_n to_o abraham_n about_o to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n after_o he_o have_v stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o that_o intent_n lay_v not_o thy_o hand_n upon_o the_o child_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n respective_a to_o this_o signification_n of_o gesture_n say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o 32._o assyria_n shall_v shake_v his_o hand_n against_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n and_o because_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o use_v this_o expression_n by_o gesture_n to_o those_o they_o hold_v worthy_a of_o rebuke_n and_o punishment_n that_o be_v terrify_v thereby_o they_o may_v reclaim_v they_o from_o vice_n hence_o by_o a_o anthropopeia_n in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n this_o gesture_n imply_v the_o chastize_v hand_n of_o god_n to_o this_o signification_n belong_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n in_o 16._o that_o day_n shall_v egypt_n be_v like_a unto_o woman_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v afraid_a and_o fear_n because_o of_o the_o shake_v of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n which_o he_o shake_v over_o it_o to_o this_o also_o belong_v that_o of_o the_o same_o prophet_n with_o his_o mighty_a wind_n 15._o shall_v he_o shake_v his_o hand_n over_o the_o river_n and_o the_o prophet_n zechariah_n to_o the_o same_o signification_n behold_v i_o will_v shake_v my_o hand_n upon_o 9_o they_o pugno_fw-la gestus_fw-la xxxv_o to_o strike_v one_o with_o the_o fist_n be_v their_o gesture_n who_o will_v be_v avenge_v of_o those_o that_o have_v offend_v they_o and_o will_v right_v themselves_o by_o 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other_o this_o be_v the_o gesture_n of_o the_o hand_n that_o first_o begin_v the_o fray_n or_o skirmish_v in_o the_o world_n before_o time_n have_v bring_v in_o the_o use_n of_o other_o weapon_n hence_o the_o latin_n say_v pugnam_fw-la adag_n in_o manu_fw-la esse_fw-la and_o pugna_fw-la have_v its_o denomination_n from_o this_o posture_n of_o the_o hand_n lucretius_n allude_v to_o this_o primitive_a expression_n of_o anger_n arma_fw-la antique_a manus_fw-la ungue_fw-la dentesque_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la and_o when_o we_o see_v man_n together_o by_o the_o ear_n we_o know_v what_o they_o intend_v thereby_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n condemn_v the_o injurious_a use_n of_o this_o smite_v 4._o expression_n of_o the_o hand_n in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o debate_n call_v it_o the_o fist_n of_o wickedness_n reprchendo_fw-la gestus_fw-la xxxvi_o to_o box_n or_o smite_v one_o with_o the_o palm_n of_o the_o hand_n be_v their_o expression_n who_o will_v rebuke_v or_o correct_v another_o for_o some_o saucy_a speech_n 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against_o they_o and_o have_v smite_v they_o etc._n etc._n for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o apprehendo_fw-la gestus_fw-la xxxvii_o to_o lay_n hand_n upon_o one_o be_v their_o expression_n who_o with_o authority_n apprehend_v and_o lay_v hold_v of_o one_o as_o a_o delinquent_a to_o secure_v their_o person_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o proper_a expression_n of_o the_o hand_n apprehension_n be_v the_o proper_a action_n of_o the_o hand_n for_o hand_n and_o hold_v be_v conjugate_v as_o they_o term_v they_o in_o the_o school_n from_o which_o gesture_n the_o hand_n be_v call_v organon_n antilepticon_fw-la microcosm_n for_o it_o be_v the_o first_o use_n of_o the_o hand_n to_o take_v hold_v with_o the_o ancient_n this_o gesture_n be_v manucaptio_fw-la and_o manus_fw-la injicere_fw-la this_o be_v a_o dangerous_a habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la ada●_n in_o officer_n who_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o law_n &_o without_o word_n 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he_o and_o he_o sit_v upon_o it_o and_o aaron_n and_o hur_z stay_v up_o his_o hand_n the_o one_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o other_o side_n so_o his_o hand_n be_v steady_a until_o the_o go_n down_o of_o the_o sun_n and_o josuah_n discomfit_v amalech_n upon_o which_o philo_n allegorise_v show_v that_o victorious_a exod._n gesture_n of_o moses_n hand_n do_v signify_v that_o by_o the_o virtue_n and_o intention_n of_o prayer_n all_o thing_n be_v overcome_v or_o it_o imply_v the_o elevation_n of_o the_o intellect_n to_o sublime_a contemplation_n and_o then_o amalech_n that_o be_v the_o affection_n be_v overcome_v origen_n descant_v upon_o the_o posture_n of_o moses_n exod._n hand_n observe_v that_o he_o do_v elevate_v not_o extend_v his_o hand_n that_o be_v his_o work_n and_o action_n to_o god_n and_o have_v not_o his_o hand_n deject_a he_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n that_o lay_v up_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n for_o where_o we_o love_v thither_o resort_v the_o eye_n 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apply_v their_o upper_a part_n to_o the_o mouth_n do_v signify_v that_o man_n in_o prayer_n shall_v seek_v to_o be_v conjoin_v to_o one_o that_o be_v most_o high_a and_o because_o prayer_n proceed_v from_o the_o mouth_n and_o the_o hand_n upright_o with_o the_o mouth_n transverse_v seem_v to_o delineate_v a_o roman_a t_n he_o have_v another_o inference_n from_o that_o similitude_n the_o stretch_v out_o the_o hand_n to_o god_n be_v sometime_o take_v in_o scripture_n for_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o offence_n as_o in_o the_o prayer_n 38._o of_o solomon_n at_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o solomon_n pray_v stretch_v forth_o 22._o his_o hand_n to_o heaven_n after_o this_o manner_n and_o thus_o moses_n pray_v strsetch_v out_o 33._o his_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n thus_o judas_n macchabeus_n encounter_v the_o army_n of_o nicanor_n 21._o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o lord_n that_o work_v wonder_n ¶_o to_o the_o 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