Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	animal_n	spirit_n	vital_a	2,664	5	11.2180	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39637	The art of preserving and restoring health explaining the nature and causes of the distempers that afflict mankind : also shewing that every man is, or may be his own best physician : to which is added a treatise of the most simple and effectual remedies for the diseases of men and women / written in French by M. Flamand ; and faithfully translated into English.	Flamant, M., fl. 1692-1699.	1697 (1697)	Wing F1129; ESTC R24327	46,472	140

life_n but_o when_o one_o be_v natural_o of_o a_o ill_a constitution_n he_o lose_v his_o health_n as_o often_o as_o he_o neglect_v the_o admonition_n of_o his_o instinct_n and_o consequent_o must_v lead_v a_o very_a troublsome_a and_o uneasy_a life_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o disease_n in_o the_o general_a there_o be_v four_o cause_n of_o disease_n viz._n two_o remote_a which_o be_v melancholy_a or_o vexation_n and_o debauchery_n and_o two_o immediate_a which_o be_v a_o excess_n of_o blood_n and_o the_o too_o long_a continuance_n of_o the_o excrement_n in_o the_o great_a gut_n of_o melancholy_n the_o first_o remote_a cause_n of_o disease_n of_o the_o bad_a effect_n which_o it_o produce_v both_o in_o the_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o of_o its_o remedy_n there_o be_v very_o few_o person_n who_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o melancholy_a either_o by_o reason_n or_o experience_n since_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o continual_a revolution_n of_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n and_o the_o opposition_n betwixt_o those_o two_o condition_n excite_v in_o we_o contrary_a motion_n and_o very_o different_a passion_n that_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n which_o accompany_v good_a fortune_n be_v very_o proper_a to_o preserve_v the_o health_n for_o though_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o body_n be_v of_o a_o different_a nature_n yet_o they_o have_v a_o affinity_n which_o keep_v they_o in_o such_o dependence_n one_o to_o the_o other_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o regular_o do_v in_o the_o whole_a composition_n unless_o it_o be_v carry_v on_o by_o a_o equal_a combination_n of_o the_o two_o part_n all_o our_o action_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n and_o it_o be_v their_o commerce_n which_o maintain_v that_o perfect_a union_n between_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a organ_n of_o the_o body_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o brain_n can_v produce_v the_o animal_n spirit_n unless_o 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