Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	appetite_n	good_a	great_a	343	4	2.0856	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11350	The English mans doctor. Or the schoole of Salerne Or [ph]ysicall obserua[ti]ons for the perfect preseruing of the bodie of man in continuall health. [Wh]ereunto [is] adioyned precepts for the pr[e]seruation of health. Written by [Hen]ricus Ronsouius for [the p]riuate vse of his sons. And now published for all those that desire to [preser]ue their bodies in [perfect] health.; Regimen sanitatus Salernitatum. English	Johannes, de Mediolano.; Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.; Hobbes, Stephen, attributed name.; S. H.; Rantzau, Henrik, 1526-1598. De conservanda valetudine liber. English.; Ronsovius, Henricus.	1617 (1617)	STC 21608; ESTC S113433	31,784	97

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rather_o corrupt_v then_o digest_v and_o they_o make_v hot_a and_o stink_a vapour_n to_o ascend_v up_o to_o the_o brain_n thus_o i_o suppose_v i_o have_v speak_v enough_o of_o meat_n and_o drink_v i_o will_v now_o end_v with_o the_o counsel_n of_o cornelius_n celsus_n which_o say_v that_o a_o healthful_a man_n shall_v not_o bind_v himself_o to_o the_o rule_n of_o physic_n or_o diet_n but_o a_o man_n who_o stomach_n be_v feeble_a there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o great_a regard_n that_o the_o meat_n be_v such_o as_o that_o either_o in_o quality_n or_o quantity_n nature_n be_v not_o rebuke_v or_o to_o much_o oppress_v chap._n vi_o of_o exercise_n and_o labour_n because_o a_o great_a part_n of_o health_n do_v consist_v in_o ●_o fit_a and_o convenient_a exercise_n of_o the_o body_n as_o avicen_n hypocrates_n and_o galen_n do_v witness_n it_o be_v therefore_o needful_a to_o have_v a_o diligent_a and_o careful_a consideration_n thereunto_o labour_v then_o or_o exercise_n be_v a_o vehement_a 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alteration_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v digest_v also_o more_o quick_a alteration_n and_o better_a nourishment_n the_o three_o be_v more_o violence_n of_o the_o breath_n or_o wind_n whereby_o the_o pore_n be_v cleanse_v and_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o body_n natural_o expel_v these_o thing_n be_v so_o necessary_a to_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n that_o without_o they_o no_o man_n may_v long_o be_v without_o sickness_n for_o as_o the_o flow_a water_n do_v not_o light_o corrupt_v but_o that_o which_o stand_v still_o even_o so_o body_n exercise_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n more_o healtful_a and_o such_o as_o be_v idle_a more_o subject_a to_o sickness_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o poer_n ovid_n cernis_fw-la ut_fw-la ignawm_fw-la corrumpant_fw-la otia_fw-la corpus_fw-la ut_fw-la capiunt_fw-la vitium_fw-la ni_fw-fr moucantur_fw-la aquae_fw-la the_o which_o thing_n also_o cornelius_n celsus_n affirm_v where_o he_o say_v slothfulness_n dull_v the_o body_n it_o be_v strengthen_v by_o labour_n the_o one_o do_v make_v we_o soon_o old_a the_o other_o do_v make_v we_o long_o young_a notwithstanding_o in_o exercise_n ought_v four_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o time_n the_o thing_n precede_v the_o quality_n and_o the_o quantity_n of_o exercise_n as_o concern_v the_o time_n convenient_a to_o exercise_v in_o there_o ought_v four_o thing_n to_o be_v diligent_o consider_v first_o the_o time_n the_o thing_n precede_v the_o quality_n and_o the_o quantity_n of_o exercise_n first_o as_o concern_v the_o time_n that_o the_o stomach_n and_o bowel_n be_v over-burdened_n and_o the_o meat_n not_o digest_v or_o the_o humour_n crude_a or_o raw_a lest_o thereby_o peril_n may_v follow_v by_o their_o conveyance_n into_o all_o the_o member_n galen_n do_v say_v that_o the_o time_n most_o fit_a for_o exercise_n be_v when_o both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o digestion_n be_v fulfil_v as_o well_o in_o the_o stomach_n as_o in_o the_o vein_n and_o that_o a_o desire_n of_o eat_v do_v draw_v near_o for_o if_o the_o exercise_n be_v soon_o or_o late_a the_o body_n shall_v either_o be_v fill_v with_o raw_a and_o crude_a humour_n or_o else_o yellow_a choler_n shall_v be_v increase_v the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o time_n be_v well_o know_v by_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o urine_n for_o that_o which_o be_v like_a unto_o clear_a water_n show_v that_o the_o juice_n which_o come_v from_o the_o stomach_n be_v crude_a &_o raw_a in_o the_o vein_n that_o which_o be_v well_o colour_a neither_o too_o high_a or_o too_o low_a show_v that_o the_o second_o digestion_n be_v perform_v perfect_o where_o the_o colour_n be_v very_o high_a or_o red_a it_o declare_v the_o concoction_n be_v too_o much_o wherefore_o when_o the_o urine_n appear_v in_o a_o temperate_a colour_n neither_o too_o red_a nor_o too_o pale_a but_o as_o it_o be_v gilt_z then_o shall_v we_o begin_v our_o exercise_n chap._n vii_o of_o sleep_n and_o watch._n the_o commodity_n of_o moderate_a sleep_n do_v appear_v by_o this_o that_o natural_a heat_n which_o be_v busy_v about_o the_o matter_n whereof_o proceed_v nourishment_n be_v comfort_v in_o the_o place_n of_o digestion_n and_o so_o the_o digestion_n be_v make_v better_a and_o more_o perfect_a by_o sleep_n the_o body_n be_v fat_a and_o the_o mind_n more_o quiet_a the_o humour_n more_o temperate_a but_o by_o much_o watch_n all_o thing_n happen_v the_o clean_a contrary_n the_o moderation_n of_o sleep_n must_v be_v measure_v by_o health_n and_o sickness_n by_o age_n time_n emptiness_n or_o fullness_n of_o the_o body_n and_o by_o natural_a complexion_n as_o first_o to_o a_o man_n in_o health_n have_v no_o weakness_n of_o nature_n and_o a_o perfect_a digesture_n of_o the_o meat_n he_o eat_v a_o little_a sleep_n be_v sufficient_a but_o to_o they_o which_o have_v weak_a stomach_n the_o sleep_n may_v be_v the_o long_o in_o like_a manner_n temperance_n be_v require_v both_o in_o youth_n and_o age_n at_o all_o season_n winter_n 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galen_n say_v in_o lib._n aphorismorum_fw-la à_fw-la cibis_fw-la ad_fw-la some_o num_fw-la conversis_fw-la caput_fw-la impletur_fw-la moreover_o immoderate_a sleep_n make_v the_o body_n apt_a to_o palsy_n apoplexy_n falling-sickness_n rheum_n and_o apostume_n also_o it_o make_v a_o dull_a wit_n and_o a_o slow_a body_n and_o unapt_a to_o honest_a exercise_n as_o also_o immoderate_a watch_n dry_v too_o much_o the_o body_n and_o do_v weaken_v the_o animal_n power_n hinder_v digestion_n and_o make_v the_o body_n apt_a to_o consumption_n wherefore_o in_o these_o two_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o a_o diligent_a care_n be_v to_o be_v use_v the_o moderation_n be_v best_a coniect_v for_o it_o be_v hard_o perfect_o to_o know_v it_o by_o the_o sensible_a lightness_n of_o all_o the_o body_n especial_o of_o the_o brain_n the_o brow_n and_o the_o eye_n the_o passage_n down_o of_o the_o meat_n from_o the_o stomach_n the_o will_n to_o make_v urine_n and_o to_o go_v to_o the_o stool_n contrariwise_o heaviness_n in_o the_o body_n and_o also_o in_o the_o eye_n &_o savour_n of_o the_o mean_a before_o eat_v do_v signify_v that_o the_o sleep_n be_v not_o sufficient_a they_o that_o be_v in_o health_n must_v first_o sleep_v on_o the_o right_a side_n because_o the_o meat_n may_v come_v to_o the_o liver_n which_o be_v to_o the_o stomach_n as_o a_o fire_n under_o the_o pot_n and_o thereby_o be_v digest_v to_o they_o which_o have_v but_o weak_a digestion_n it_o be_v good_a to_o sleep_v prostrate_a on_o their_o belly_n or_o to_o have_v their_o pair_v hand_n on_o their_o stomach_n and_o to_o lie_v upright_o on_o the_o back_n be_v to_o be_v utter_o abhor_v chap._n viii_o of_o accident_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n those_o thing_n be_v already_o declare_v by_o the_o which_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v preserve_v i_o will_v now_o

proceed_v to_o the_o physic_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o as_o the_o perturbation_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v follow_v the_o passion_n of_o the_o body_n as_o we_o may_v see_v and_o behold_v in_o drunkard_n as_o horace_n say_v nam_fw-la corpus_fw-la onustum_fw-la hesternis_fw-la vitijs_fw-la animum_fw-la quoque_fw-la praegravat_fw-la ipsum_fw-la atque_fw-la affligit_fw-la humi_fw-la aivinae_fw-la particulam_fw-la aurae_fw-la so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o body_n be_v affect_v from_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o be_v say_v therewith_o to_o consent_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o affect_v of_o love_n and_o sorrow_n and_o see_v therefore_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o body_n be_v so_o conjoin_v and_o link_v together_o with_o a_o natural_a band_n we_o must_v as_o avicen_n say_v have_v a_o diligent_a care_n to_o our_o mind_n if_o we_o desire_v to_o avoid_v disease_n which_o also_o galen_n hold_v before_o he_o say_v that_o we_o must_v abstain_v from_o the_o intemperance_n and_o deformity_n of_o all_o the_o passion_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n anger_n and_o sorrow_n furiousness_n and_o fear_n envy_n and_o thought_n do_v alienate_v and_o bring_v a_o man_n from_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n and_o do_v great_o transform_v he_o from_o the_o state_n and_o order_n that_o be_v according_a to_o nature_n for_o moderate_a mirth_n help_v very_o much_o to_o accomplish_v all_o the_o office_n and_o function_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o further_o and_o make_v excellent_a the_o concoction_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n be_v the_o great_a hindrance_n and_o let_v to_o it_o beware_v therefore_o of_o heaviness_n and_o desperation_n for_o as_o solomon_n say_v spiritus_fw-la tristis_fw-la exiccat_fw-la ossa_fw-la cor_fw-la laetum_fw-la exhilerat_fw-la mentem_fw-la therefore_o give_v yourselves_o to_o honest_a mirth_n and_o christian-like_a joy_n for_o as_o avicen_n say_v the_o often_o use_v of_o mirth_n dispose_v a_o man_n to_o be_v merry_a and_o thereof_o come_v no_o small_a profit_n but_o commodity_n very_o many_o sorrow_n also_o be_v so_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o nature_n and_o bodily_a health_n that_o to_o resist_v the_o malice_n and_o the_o violence_n thereof_o remedy_n as_o well_o out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o example_n out_o of_o moral_a philosophy_n be_v needful_a also_o there_o be_v certain_a herb_n fruit_n and_o spice_n that_o have_v the_o property_n to_o resist_v melancholy_a and_o to_o comfort_v the_o lively_a spirit_n such_o be_v simples_n that_o do_v comfort_v the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n as_o for_o example_n the_o behold_v of_o fair_a show_n and_o thing_n that_o be_v beautiful_a the_o hear_n of_o melodious_a music_n smell_v of_o sweet_a savour_n and_o fragrant_a odour_n such_o as_o in_o the_o summer_n the_o smell_n of_o rose-water_n and_o in_o winter_n with_o the_o smell_n of_o lignum_fw-la aloe_n which_o do_v comfort_v the_o heart_n and_o the_o brain_n and_o all_o the_o other_o sense_n very_o much_o but_o beware_v of_o too_o hot_a and_o sharp_a savour_n for_o they_o send_v vapour_n to_o the_o brain_n the_o taste_n as_o that_o which_o be_v confect_v of_o sugar_n and_o the_o ivyce_n of_o pomegranate_n of_o quince_n or_o some_o other_o of_o like_a temperature_n be_v not_o harmful_a neither_o exceed_v in_o the_o excess_n of_o any_o quality_n chap._n ix_o of_o joy._n joy_n or_o gladness_n of_o heart_n do_v prolong_v the_o life_n it_o make_v the_o body_n fat_a that_o be_v grow_v lean_a with_o care_n and_o trouble_v and_o look_v what_o effect_n happen_v by_o sorrow_n the_o same_o happen_v by_o sudden_a joy_n and_o valerius_n maximus_n report_v that_o a_o woman_n of_o rome_n die_v with_o sudden_a joy_n this_o be_v consider_v we_o must_v avoid_v such_o extraordinary_a gladness_n and_o sudden_a joy_n and_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o world_n can_v rejoice_v we_o so_o much_o but_o that_o some_o occasion_n or_o other_o may_v cause_v the_o same_o to_o be_v displeasant_a unto_o us._n chap._n x._o of_o venus_n or_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n now_o that_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o labour_n meat_n drink_n and_o sleep_v it_o now_o rest_v that_o i_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n which_o delectation_n must_v be_v well_o measure_v by_o a_o mean_a for_o if_o it_o do_v exceed_v and_o be_v use_v intemperate_o it_o do_v resolve_v the_o spirit_n and_o natural_a heat_n about_o measure_n and_o dri_v up_o the_o radical_a moisture_n and_o so_o dangerous_a disease_n happen_v to_o man_n soon_o than_o otherwise_o by_o nature_n they_o will_v therefore_o see_v in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n there_o be_v so_o great_a resolution_n of_o spirit_n the_o excess_n thereof_o be_v careful_o to_o be_v avoid_v nevertheless_o great_a regard_n must_v be_v have_v of_o custom_n the_o commodity_n that_o come_v by_o moderate_a evacuation_n be_v great_a for_o it_o procure_v appetite_n to_o meat_n and_o help_v digestion_n it_o make_v the_o body_n more_o light_a and_o nimble_a it_o purge_v phlegm_n it_o quicken_v the_o mind_n it_o refresh_v the_o wit_n renew_v the_o sense_n and_o drive_v away_o sadness_n madness_n anger_n melancholy_a final_o it_o do_v deliver_v we_o altogether_o from_o lecherous_a imagination_n and_o nightly_a pollution_n which_o although_o some_o man_n suppose_v that_o there_o be_v no_o offence_n thereby_o because_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o nature_n yet_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o be_v say_v in_o deuter._n cap._n 23._o if_o there_o be_v among_o you_o any_o that_o be_v unclean_a by_o that_o which_o come_v from_o he_o by_o night_n he_o shall_v go_v out_o of_o the_o host_n and_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o host_n but_o for_o this_o matter_n let_v every_o man_n use_v all_o honest_a and_o lawful_a mean_n to_o suppress_v the_o violent_a force_n and_o fury_n of_o his_o burn_a lust_n also_o if_o a_o man_n will_v abstain_v from_o meat_n that_o be_v hot_a and_o windy_a and_o the_o 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