Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	animal_n	motion_n	nerve_n	1,659	5	10.9186	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49892	The history of physick, or, An account of the rise and progress of the art, and the several discoveries therein from age to age with remarks on the lives of the most eminent physicians / written originally in French by Daniel Le Clerc, M.D. ; and made English by Dr. Drake and Dr. Baden ; with additional notes and sculptures.; Histoire de la médecine. English	Le Clerc, Daniel, 1652-1728.; Drake, James, 1667-1707.; Baden, Andrew, 1666-1699.	1699 (1699)	Wing L811; ESTC R9369	311,651	430

speak_v of_o the_o sense_n and_o their_o organ_n of_o the_o nerve_n if_o hippocrates_n anatomy_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v very_o scanty_a he_o have_v yet_o less_o of_o the_o nerve_n to_o understand_v right_o the_o follow_a remark_n we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o the_o greek_a anatomist_n that_o come_v after_o hypocrates_n distinguish_v three_o sort_n of_o part_n which_o be_v before_o confound_v the_o nerve_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o communicate_v sense_n and_o motion_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o tendon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o come_v from_o the_o muscle_n and_o serve_v to_o contract_n or_o extend_v the_o member_n and_o the_o ligament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o serve_v peculiarly_a to_o strengthen_v the_o articulation_n of_o the_o bone_n hypocrates_n have_v give_v the_o first_o of_o these_o name_n indifferent_o to_o all_o the_o three_o part_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nerve_n do_v as_o well_o and_o as_o often_o signify_v in_o he_o a_o tendon_n and_o a_o ligament_n he_o seem_v sometime_o to_o mean_v by_o it_o a_o nerve_n though_o according_a to_o galen_n hypocrates_n use_v general_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o signification_n there_o be_v a_o passage_n in_o the_o prenotion_n of_o cos_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d internal_a nerve_n and_o slender_a nerve_n by_o which_o may_v be_v understand_v the_o nerve_n proper_o so_o call_v there_o be_v likewise_o another_o passage_n wherein_o those_o name_n seem_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o true_a nerve_n nat._n nerve_n lib._n the_o oss_n nat._n the_o rise_n or_o origin_n of_o these_o nerve_n say_v hypocrates_n be_v from_o the_o back_n part_n of_o the_o head_n continue_v along_o the_o spine_n of_o the_o back_n to_o the_o ischium_n whence_o come_v the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o privity_n to_o the_o thigh_n the_o leg_n the_o foot_n and_o the_o hand_n and_o distribute_v themselves_o even_o to_o the_o arm_n one_o part_n go_v into_o the_o flesh_n the_o other_o along_o the_o bone_n 〈◊〉_d bone_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perone_n to_o the_o thumb_n while_o it_o traverse_n the_o flesh_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o finger_n it_o go_v also_o to_o the_o blade_n of_o the_o shoulder_n to_o the_o breast_n and_o to_o the_o belly_n through_o the_o bone_n and_o through_o the_o ligament_n there_o come_v also_o other_o from_o the_o privity_n which_o take_v their_o course_n by_o the_o anus_fw-la tend_v towards_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o hip_n proceed_v afterward_o part_n upon_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o thigh_n and_o part_n under_o the_o knee_n they_o continue_v to_o the_o tendon_n and_o bone_n of_o the_o heel_n to_o the_o foot_n and_o some_o to_o the_o perone_n and_o some_o other_o to_o the_o reins_o hypocrates_n seem_v here_o to_o speak_v of_o real_a nerve_n yet_o when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o same_o book_n to_o assign_v the_o use_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o he_o design_n by_o the_o same_o name_n he_o confound_v they_o with_o the_o tendon_n the_o nerve_n say_v he_o serve_v to_o bend_v to_o contract_v and_o extend_v the_o member_n in_o this_o late_a place_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nerve_n may_v perhaps_o signify_v a_o tendon_n whereas_o in_o the_o former_a it_o signify_v a_o nerve_n but_o if_o hypocrates_n know_v the_o nerve_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o stranger_n to_o their_o use_n for_o in_o the_o same_o passage_n he_o give_v there_o the_o proper_a office_n to_o the_o vein_n by_o the_o whole_a passage_n we_o may_v see_v what_o he_o think_v of_o the_o use_n of_o some_o other_o part_n the_o bone_n say_v he_o give_v the_o form_n to_o the_o body_n and_o support_v it_o the_o nerve_n bind_v contract_n and_o extend_v the_o member_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o skin_n unite_v all_o the_o part_n together_o the_o vein_n which_o be_v spread_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n carry_v 〈◊〉_d carry_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n the_o flood_n or_o facility_n of_o flow_v and_o the_o motion_n by_o these_o vein_n which_o carry_v the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o artery_n by_o what_o have_v be_v before_o observe_v of_o the_o office_n hypocrates_n allot_v they_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o passage_n in_o the_o four_o book_n of_o diet_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n through_o the_o vein_n and_o through_o the_o blood_n and_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v their_o natural_a way_n convulsion_n the_o palsy_n sudden_a speechlesness_n and_o vertigo_n be_v there_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o effect_n of_o the_o interception_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o vein_n and_o the_o apoplexy_n seem_v to_o be_v intend_v by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interception_n of_o the_o vein_n see_v anon_o the_o passage_n at_o length_n in_o the_o chapter_n of_o blood-letting_a as_o for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o we_o have_v say_v general_o signify_v a_o nerve_n we_o must_v examine_v the_o principal_a passage_n wherein_o it_o be_v find_v that_o we_o may_v give_v the_o true_a judgement_n of_o it_o the_o follow_a be_v the_o most_o considerable_a passage_n we_o shall_v first_o propose_v one_o wherein_o hypocrates_n after_o have_v lay_v down_o some_o of_o the_o symptom_n that_o accompany_v a_o dislocation_n of_o the_o thigh_n bone_n forward_o add_v artic._n add_v lib._n de_fw-fr artic._n that_o in_o such_o a_o dislocation_n they_o feel_v abundance_n of_o pain_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o suppression_n of_o urine_n because_o the_o head_n of_o that_o bone_n press_v upon_o very_o considerable_a nerve_n so_o that_o it_o cause_v a_o tumour_n in_o the_o groin_n galen_n upon_o this_o passage_n say_v 3._o say_v in_o lib._n de_fw-fr artic._n comment_n 3._o that_o by_o these_o considerable_a nerve_n hypocrates_n mean_v the_o nerve_n which_o go_v along_o with_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n through_o the_o groin_n which_o be_v call_v d_o 〈◊〉_d d_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d considerable_a or_o of_o great_a power_n because_o they_o be_v near_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o come_v out_o at_o the_o same_o place_n with_o those_o that_o go_v to_o the_o bladder_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o head_n of_o the_o thigh-bone_n be_v displace_v this_o way_n the_o bladder_n itself_o suffer_v and_o such_o a_o inflammation_n arise_v that_o no_o urine_n can_v pass_v it_o sometime_o also_o happen_v as_o galen_n say_v that_o the_o urine_n be_v stop_v with_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o inflammation_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n and_o the_o sphinct_a muscle_n and_o stop_v by_o that_o mean_v the_o passage_n if_o the_o suppression_n of_o urine_n speak_v of_o arise_v from_o the_o compression_n of_o the_o nerve_n design_v by_o galen_n we_o shall_v rather_o attribute_v this_o symptom_n to_o a_o stupifaction_n or_o a_o sort_n of_o palsy_n of_o the_o bladder_n than_o to_o a_o inflammation_n of_o it_o a_o inflammation_n be_v not_o so_o natural_a a_o consequence_n of_o the_o compression_n of_o the_o nerve_n as_o numbness_n but_o hypocrates_n himself_o seem_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o inflammation_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o pain_n precede_v and_o this_o make_v i_o suspect_v that_o by_o these_o nerve_n he_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o the_o fibrous_a and_o tendinous_a part_n of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o bladder_n or_o near_o it_o we_o find_v in_o the_o same_o book_n another_o passage_n wherein_o hypocrates_n seem_v to_o design_n the_o nerve_n by_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o you_o will_v say_v he_o cauterise_n or_o burn_v the_o skin_n under_o the_o armpit_n you_o must_v take_v care_n of_o go_v too_o forward_o or_o take_v too_o much_o for_o fear_v of_o hurt_v some_o considerable_a nerve_n which_o be_v near_o the_o gland_n of_o that_o part_n galen_n will_v have_v it_o that_o hypocrates_n here_o point_v at_o the_o nerve_n that_o come_v from_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n to_o the_o arm_n and_o indeed_o it_o seem_v as_o if_o he_o can_v mean_v nothing_o else_o nevertheless_o what_o hypocrates_n add_v present_o after_o persuade_v i_o that_o he_o design_v nothing_o but_o the_o tendon_n of_o the_o muscle_n which_o draw_v the_o arm_n downward_o you_o must_v know_v say_v he_o that_o when_o you_o have_v lift_v up_o the_o arm_n very_o high_a you_o can_v lay_v hold_n on_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o armpit_n at_o least_o not_o so_o as_o to_o extend_v it_o the_o arm_n be_v lift_v up_o the_o skin_n which_o be_v under_o the_o armpit_n disappear_v or_o can_v be_v pinch_v and_o you_o must_v further_o take_v care_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o in_o this_o posture_n

flatib_n all_o that_o incommode_n man_n but_o this_o be_v too_o general_a he_o think_v that_o the_o blood_n in_o good_a condition_n nourish_v and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o vital_a heat_n that_o it_o cause_v a_o fresh_a colour_n and_o good_a health_n that_o the_o yellow_a bile_n preserve_v the_o body_n in_o its_o natural_a state_n hinder_v the_o small_a vessel_n and_o secret_a passage_n from_o be_v stop_v and_o keep_v open_a the_o drain_n of_o the_o excrement_n he_o think_v it_o actuate_v the_o sense_n and_o help_v to_o the_o concoction_n of_o the_o aliment_n the_o black_a bile_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o ground_n which_o serve_v as_o a_o support_n and_o foundation_n for_o other_o humour_n the_o phlegm_n seru●d_v to_o supple_a and_o facilitate_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o nerve_n membrane_n cartilage_n joint_n and_o tongue_n and_o other_o part_n beside_o the_o four_o first_o quality_n which_o hypocrates_n attribute_v to_o the_o humour_n as_o moisture_n dryness_n heat_n and_o cold_a it_o be_v apparent_a that_o he_o believe_v they_o have_v or_o may_v have_v abundance_n of_o other_o which_o all_o have_v their_o use_n and_o be_v never_o hurtful_a but_o when_o one_o prevail_v over_o the_o rest_n or_o be_v separate_v from_o they_o take_v his_o own_o word_n alcmaeon_n word_n de_fw-fr pris●_n med._n &_o lib._n 2._o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o alcmaeon_n the_o ancient_n say_v he_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o dry_a the_o cold_a the_o hot_a or_o the_o moist_a nor_o any_o other_o like_o quality_n incommode_v a_o man_n but_o that_o whatever_o exceed_v or_o prevail_v of_o any_o of_o these_o quality_n and_o which_o nature_n can_v not_o overcome_v be_v that_o which_o incommode_v the_o man_n and_o that_o which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o take_v away_o or_o correct_v so_o of_o the_o sweet_a the_o most_o sweet_a be_v the_o strong_a as_o of_o the_o bitter_a or_o sour_a that_o which_o be_v most_o bitter_a and_o most_o sour_a in_o short_a the_o high_a degree_n of_o every_o thing_n these_o be_v say_v hypocrates_n the_o late_a discovery_n of_o the_o ancient_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o which_o be_v hurtful_a there_o be_v real_o in_o our_o body_n bitter_a sweet_a sour_a salt_n rough_a and_o insipid_a and_o abundance_n of_o other_o which_o have_v different_a faculty_n according_a to_o their_o quantity_n or_o quality_n these_o different_a quality_n be_v insensible_a and_o do_v not_o hurt_v so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o due_a mixture_n but_o if_o these_o humour_n separate_v and_o lodge_v apart_o than_o their_o quality_n become_v at_o once_o both_o sensible_a and_o inconvenient_a from_o what_o hypocrates_n have_v here_o say_v we_o may_v gather_v that_o he_o do_v not_o suppose_v the_o matter_n we_o have_v speak_v of_o to_o act_v only_o by_o what_o the_o philosopher_n call●d_v first_o quality_n so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o he_o say_v a_o little_a after_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o hot_a that_o be_v of_o any_o mighty_a power_n but_o the_o sour_a the_o insipid_a etc._n etc._n whether_o within_o a_o man_n or_o without_o a_o man_n whether_o in_o regard_n of_o what_o he_o cat_n or_o what_o he_o drink_v or_o what_o he_o apply_v outward_o in_o what_o manner_n soever_o conclude_v that_o of_o all_o the_o faculty_n there_o be_v none_o less_o active_a than_o heat_n and_o cold_a what_o we_o have_v say_v of_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o humour_n from_o one_o another_o relate_v to_o what_o hypocrates_n say_v in_o divers_a place_n that_o the_o humour_n move_v this_o motion_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o several_a distemper_n express_v sometime_o by_o a_o term_n it_o signify_v incenli_fw-la signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d impe●●_n 〈◊〉_d ●●●dine_fw-la incenli_fw-la a_o fury_n like_o that_o of_o some_o animal_n that_o grow_v lustful_a at_o certain_a time_n there_o be_v other_o passage_n by_o which_o hypocrates_n seem_v to_o impute_v disease_n morb._n disease_n lib._n the_o affect_v nib_fw-la &_o lib_n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr morb._n to_o two_o of_o these_o humour_n only_o the_o bile_n and_o pituita_fw-la as_o they_o offer_v either_o in_o quantity_n or_o quality_n or_o place_n but_o as_o he_o speak_v elsewhere_o of_o two_o sort_n of_o bile_n these_o two_o humour_n may_v be_v split_v into_o three_o and_o with_o the_o blood_n make_v four_o morb._n four_o lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr morb._n in_o some_o other_o passage_n he_o add_v a_o five_o which_o be_v water_n of_o which_o he_o suppose_v the_o spleen_n to_o be_v the_o spring_n as_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o brain_n be_v of_o the_o blood_n the_o bile_n and_o the_o pituita_fw-la some_o of_o his_o commentator_n make_v this_o water_n the_o same_o with_o the_o melancholy_a to_o which_o hypocrates_n seem_v to_o substitute_v it_o i_o can_v see_v how_o to_o reconcile_v their_o opinion_n with_o the_o idea_n he_o have_v of_o that_o humour_n he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o as_o a_o sort_n of_o lee_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n agree_v with_o water_n nor_o be_v they_o near_o their_o point_n for_o make_v two_o sort_n of_o melancholy_a one_o of_o which_o we_o have_v be_v speak_v and_o another_o which_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v black_a bile_n which_o be_v only_o the_o yellow_a bile_n turn_v black_a as_o he_o suppose_v by_o be_v overheat_v and_o burn_v this_o have_v nothing_o in_o common_a with_o water_n the_o only_a support_n of_o the_o opinion_n in_o question_n be_v that_o he_o say_v in_o the_o same_o passage_n that_o this_o water_n be_v the_o heavy_a of_o all_o the_o humour_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v not_o object_v that_o this_o be_v another_o system_n 1._o system_n it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o polyblus_n his_o son-in-law_a see_v book_n 4._o ch._n 1._o since_o it_o have_v be_v always_o suspect_v that_o hypocrates_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n this_o water_n may_v be_v something_o like_o what_o hypocrates_n elsewhere_o call_v ichor_n by_o which_o he_o mean_v 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