Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	body_n	motion_n	nerve_n	1,652	5	10.7938	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47787	The temperate man, or, The right way of preserving life and health, together with soundness of the senses, judgment and memory unto extream old age in three treatises / the first written by the learned Leonardus Lessius, the second by Lodowich Cornaro, a noble gentleman of Venice, the third by a famous Italian; faithfully Englished.; Hygiasticon. English. 1678	Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.; Cornarus, Ludwig.; Herbert, George, 1593-1633.; Ferrar, Nicholas, 1592-1637.	1678 (1678)	Wing L1181; ESTC R32465	69,139	222

the_o mean_n of_o sleep_n for_o sleep_n serve_v to_o both_o these_o end_n and_o then_o beside_o that_o sleep_n of_o they_o be_v very_o short_a and_o such_o as_o they_o can_v easy_o forbear_v but_o when_o by_o weariness_n and_o custom_n they_o be_v incline_v thereunto_o some_o of_o they_o indeed_o sleep_v a_o good_a while_n but_o those_o use_n to_o abate_v as_o much_o of_o their_o night_n rest_n as_o they_o take_v out_o thus_o in_o the_o day_n divide_v as_o it_o be_v into_o two_o part_n the_o rest_n and_o sleep_v that_o be_v due_a to_o their_o body_n but_o indeed_o general_o it_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o health_n to_o forbear_v all_o sleep_n after_o meat_n at_o noon_n according_a to_o the_o common_o receive_v opinion_n of_o physician_n 11._o the_o second_o rule_n be_v if_o so_o be_v thou_o take_v so_o much_o meat_n and_o drink_n as_o thou_o afterward_o find_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o dulness_n heaviness_n and_o slothful_a weariness_n whereas_o before_o thou_o be_v quick_a and_o lightsome_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o thou_o have_v exceed_v the_o fit_a measure_n except_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v through_o present_a sickness_n or_o the_o relic_n of_o some_o former_a disease_n for_o meat_n and_o drink_n ought_v to_o refresh_v the_o strength_n and_o power_n of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o make_v they_o more_o cheerful_a and_o no_o way_n to_o burden_n or_o oppress_v they_o they_o therefore_o who_o find_v their_o constitution_n to_o be_v such_o as_o they_o feel_v oppression_n after_o their_o meal_n aught_o to_o make_v abatement_n of_o their_o daily_a allowance_n have_v first_o use_v good_a and_o diligent_a consideration_n whether_o this_o inconvenience_n arise_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o their_o meat_n or_o of_o their_o drink_n or_o of_o both_o together_o and_o when_o they_o have_v find_v out_o where_o the_o error_n lie_v it_o be_v by_o degree_n to_o be_v amend_v till_o the_o matter_n be_v bring_v to_o that_o pass_n that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o feel_n of_o any_o such_o inconvenience_n 12._o many_o there_o be_v who_o be_v much_o deceive_v in_o this_o case_n who_o although_o they_o eat_v and_o drink_v liberal_o and_o use_v nourish_a meat_n yet_o nevertheless_o complain_v of_o continual_a weakness_n and_o faintness_n and_o that_o they_o persuade_v themselves_o come_v from_o the_o want_n of_o nourishment_n and_o spirit_n whereupon_o they_o seek_v out_o meat_n of_o much_o nourishment_n and_o provide_v breakfast_n betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n lest_o nature_n shall_v faint_v for_o want_v of_o its_o due_a sustenance_n but_o as_o i_o say_v they_o be_v miserable_o beguile_v in_o this_o opinion_n and_o do_v hereby_o add_v a_o surcharge_n to_o their_o body_n which_o be_v in_o truth_n already_o overburden_v with_o ill_a juice_n and_o moisture_n for_o this_o weakness_n which_o they_o complain_v of_o proceed_v not_o from_o defect_n of_o nutriment_n but_o from_o the_o abundance_n of_o ill_a humour_n as_o both_o the_o constitution_n of_o their_o body_n and_o the_o swell_a of_o their_o belly_n in_o particular_a do_v evident_o show_v now_o these_o ill_a humour_n do_v cloy_v up_o the_o muscle_n and_o the_o nerve_n through_o which_o the_o spirit_n have_v their_o course_n and_o passage_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n from_o which_o as_o from_o the_o most_o general_a and_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n all_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o body_n in_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v derive_v can_v free_o take_v their_o course_n nor_o govern_v and_o order_v the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d they_o ought_v and_o hence_o come_v that_o weakness_n and_o lumpishness_n of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o dulness_n of_o the_o sense_n the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v as_o it_o be_v intercept_v in_o their_o passage_n by_o this_o excess_n of_o humour_n daily_o experience_n show_v this_o to_o be_v true_a in_o divers_a body_n abound_v with_o ill_a humour_n and_o vicious_a moisture_n which_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v faint_a and_o dull_a 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through_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o mind_n may_v find_v they_o always_o ready_a to_o every_o motion_n and_o service_n in_o the_o body_n 13._o the_o three_o rule_n be_v we_o must_v not_o pass_v immediate_o from_o a_o disorder_a kind_n of_o life_n to_o a_o strict_a and_o precise_a course_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o little_a and_o little_a by_o small_a abatement_n subtract_v from_o that_o excessive_a quantity_n whereunto_o we_o have_v be_v accustom_v until_o at_o last_o we_o come_v to_o that_o just_a measure_n which_o do_v not_o at_o all_o oppress_v the_o body_n nor_o offend_v and_o hinder_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n this_o be_v a_o common_a tenet_n among_o physician_n for_o all_o sudden_a change_n if_o they_o be_v any_o thing_n remarkable_a do_v prejudice_n nature_n in_o regard_n that_o custom_n get_v almost_o the_o force_n and_o quality_n of_o nature_n itself_o wherefore_o it_o can_v but_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o be_v drive_v off_o forcible_o from_o that_o which_o a_o man_n have_v be_v long_o use_v unto_o and_o to_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o contrary_n for_o as_o that_o which_o be_v against_o nature_n so_o likewise_o that_o which_o be_v against_o long_a and_o inveterate_a custom_n be_v very_o grievous_a to_o be_v undergo_v while_o the_o strength_n and_o power_n of_o custom_n remain_v on_o foot_n we_o must_v therefore_o break_v off_o old_a usage_n by_o degree_n and_o not_o all_o at_o once_o go_v backward_o step_v by_o step_n as_o we_o grow_v on_o towards_o they_o and_o so_o the_o alteration_n be_v not_o much_o perceive_v in_o the_o progress_n will_v be_v less_o difficult_a in_o performance_n 14._o the_o four_o rule_n be_v that_o albeit_o there_o can_v be_v any_o one_o determinate_a quantity_n set_v for_o all_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a difference_n of_o age_n strength_n and_o other_o disposition_n in_o man_n as_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a diversity_n in_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o several_a kind_n of_o food_n yet_o notwithstanding_o general_o for_o they_o who_o be_v step_v in_o year_n and_o for_o those_o who_o be_v of_o weak_a complexion_n it_o seem_v twelve_o thirteen_o or_o fourteen_o ounce_n of_o food_n a_o day_n shall_v be_v enough_o account_v into_o this_o proportion_n bread_n flesh_n egg_n and_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o victual_n and_o as_o many_o or_o but_o a_o few_o more_o ounce_n of_o drink_n will_v suffice_v this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o those_o who_o use_v but_o little_a exercise_n of_o body_n and_o be_v altogether_o addict_v to_o study_v and_o other_o office_n and_o employment_n of_o the_o mind_n very_o lodowick_n cornaro_n who_o treatise_n touch_v a_o sober_a life_n we_o have_v hereunto_o annex_v approve_v great_o this_o measure_n have_v stint_v himself_o thereat_o when_o he_o be_v thirty_o six_o year_n old_a and_o keep_v it_o constant_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o that_o be_v indeed_o very_o long_o and_o with_o perfect_a health_n the_o holy_a father_n likewise_o that_o live_v in_o the_o desert_n albeit_o they_o feed_v only_o upon_o bread_n and_o drink_v nothing_o but_o water_n exceed_v not_o this_o proportion_n establish_v it_o as_o it_o be_v by_o law_n every_o where_o in_o their_o monastery_n for_o so_o cassianus_n write_v in_o his_o second_o collation_n of_o abbot_n moses_n chap._n 19_o where_o abbot_n moses_n be_v demand_v what_o be_v the_o best_a measure_n of_o temperance_n answer_v on_o this_o wise_a we_o know_v there_o have_v oft_o time_n much_o discourse_n be_v among_o our_o ancestor_n touch_v this_o matter_n for_o examine_v the_o several_a manner_n of_o abstinence_n use_v by_o divers_a to_o wit_n of_o those_o who_o pass_v their_o life_n only_o with_o pulse_n or_o altogether_o with_o herb_n or_o fruit_n they_o do_v prefer_v before_o they_o all_o the_o refection_n by_o bread_n alone_o the_o most_o equal_a measure_n whereof_o they_o

original_a humidity_n in_o which_o life_n chiesly_a consist_v be_v waste_v together_o with_o the_o inbred_a heat_n for_o while_o the_o humidity_n or_o moisture_n waste_v the_o heat_n found_v therein_o do_v equal_o abate_v and_o the_o moisture_n be_v spend_v the_o heat_n be_v joint_o extinguish_v as_o we_o see_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o lamp_n after_o this_o manner_n do_v most_o of_o they_o die_v who_o have_v observe_v a_o exact_a rule_n of_o diet_n unless_o perchance_o they_o die_v by_o mean_n of_o outward_a violence_n for_o have_v prevent_v evil_a humour_n by_o their_o good_a diet_n there_o be_v no_o inward_a cause_n in_o they_o whereby_o their_o temper_n shall_v be_v violent_o overthrow_v nor_o their_o natural_a heat_n oppress_v and_o therefore_o it_o will_v needs_o follow_v that_o they_o must_v live_v till_o the_o original_a moisture_n together_o with_o the_o heat_n that_o be_v found_v thereupon_o be_v so_o consume_v as_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o retain_v the_o soul_n any_o long_o in_o the_o body_n and_o in_o the_o like_a manner_n will_v a_o man_n death_n be_v if_o god_n shall_v withdraw_v his_o conservation_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n although_o the_o radical_a humour_n shall_v remain_v or_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o the_o radical_a humour_n shall_v by_o divine_a operation_n be_v in_o a_o instant_n consume_v 41._o employment_n the_o five_o commodity_n of_o a_o sober_a diet_n be_v that_o it_o make_v the_o body_n lightsome_a agile_a fresh_a and_o expedite_a to_o all_o the_o motion_n appertain_v thereunto_o for_o heaviness_n oppression_n of_o nature_n and_o dulness_n proceed_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o humour_n which_o do_v stop_v up_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o cloy_v the_o joint_n and_o fill_v they_o too_o full_a of_o moisture_n so_o that_o the_o excess_n of_o humour_n be_v take_v away_o by_o mean_n of_o diet_n the_o cause_n of_o that_o heaviness_n sloth_n and_o dulness_n be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v make_v free_a and_o moreover_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o selfsame_a diet_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o concoction_n be_v perfect_a and_o so_o good_a blood_n be_v breed_v out_o of_o which_o abundance_n of_o pure_a spirit_n be_v make_v in_o which_o all_o the_o vigour_n and_o agility_n of_o the_o body_n main_o consist_v chap._n viii_o that_o it_o maintain_v the_o sense_n in_o their_o integrity_n and_o vigour_n 42._o diet._n we_o have_v find_v five_o commodity_n which_o sobriety_n bring_v to_o the_o body_n let_v we_o now_o see_v the_o benefit_n which_o it_o afford_v to_o the_o mind_n and_o they_o may_v likewise_o be_v well_o reduce_v to_o five_o sense_n the_o first_o be_v that_o it_o minister_v soundness_n and_o vigour_n to_o the_o outward_a sense_n for_o the_o sense_n of_o see_v be_v chief_o deaden_v in_o old_a man_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o optic_a nerve_n be_v cloy_v with_o superfluous_a humour_n and_o vapour_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o serve_v to_o the_o sight_n be_v either_o darken_a or_o not_o afford_v in_o such_o abundance_n as_o be_v needful_a for_o quick_a and_o clear_a discern_v of_o thing_n this_o impediment_n be_v take_v away_o or_o much_o diminish_v by_o the_o sobriety_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o by_o abstinence_n from_o those_o thing_n which_o replenish_v the_o head_n with_o fume_n such_o as_o be_v all_o fat_a thing_n and_o especial_o butter_n if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o a_o good_a quantity_n strong_a wine_n and_o thick_a beer_n or_o such_o as_o be_v compound_v with_o those_o herb_n that_o fly_v up_o into_o the_o head_n 43._o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v be_v likewise_o hinder_v by_o the_o flux_n of_o crude_a and_o superfluous_a humour_n out_o of_o the_o brain_n into_o the_o organ_n of_o hear_v or_o into_o the_o nerve_n that_o serve_v unto_o it_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o a_o man_n grow_v deaf_a or_o thick_a of_o hear_v in_o that_o part_n where_o this_o flux_n of_o humour_n be_v now_o this_o flux_n be_v very_o easy_o prevent_v and_o drive_v away_o by_o the_o sobriety_n of_o diet_n and_o as_o it_o may_v be_v take_v away_o by_o help_n of_o physic_n after_o it_o have_v befall_v a_o man_n in_o case_n it_o be_v not_o let_v go_v on_o too_o long_o so_o as_o it_o take_v root_n so_o likewise_o it_o may_v be_v take_v away_o by_o mean_n of_o diet_n especial_o if_o together_o therewith_o some_o quaedam_fw-la topical_a medicine_n to_o be_v use_v 44._o the_o sense_n of_o taste_v be_v chief_o mar_v by_o ill_a humour_n that_o infect_v the_o organ_n thereof_o as_o if_o choleric_a tart_a or_o salt_n humour_n possess_v the_o tongue_n and_o throat_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o head_n or_o out_o of_o the_o stomach_n who_o inward_a tunicle_n be_v continue_v with_o these_o organ_n all_o thing_n will_v relish_v bitter_a tart_a and_o salt_n this_o indisposition_n be_v take_v away_o by_o good_a diet_n by_o mean_n whereof_o it_o be_v further_o bring_v about_o that_o the_o most_o ordinary_a meat_n yea_o and_o dry_a bread_n itself_o do_v better_o taste_v and_o relish_v a_o sober_a man_n and_o yield_v he_o great_a pleasure_n than_o the_o great_a dainty_n that_o can_v be_v do_v to_o those_o who_o be_v give_v to_o gluttony_n for_o the_o evil_a juice_n that_o do_v infect_v the_o stomach_n and_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o taste_n and_o which_o breed_v 〈◊〉_d a_o loathe_n and_o offence_n be_v remove_v and_o clear_v the_o appetite_n return_v of_o itself_o and_o the_o pure_a relish_n and_o natural_a delight_n in_o meat_n be_v feel_v in_o like_a manner_n good_a diet_n conserve_v the_o sense_n of_o smell_a and_o touch_v 45._o nevertheless_o i_o grant_v that_o by_o long_a age_n the_o vigour_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n be_v much_o abate_v and_o almost_o extinct_a in_o regard_n that_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o organ_n as_o also_o of_o the_o other_o part_n be_v by_o little_a and_o little_o dissolve_v the_o radical_a humour_n and_o the_o native_a heat_n be_v by_o degree_n consume_v and_o dry_v up_o whereupon_o the_o temper_n become_v more_o dry_a than_o be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o all_o the_o passage_n and_o pore_n be_v stop_v up_o with_o cold_a phlegm_n which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o function_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o as_o old_a man_n by_o the_o inward_a temper_n of_o their_o body_n grow_v dry_a and_o cold_a in_o excess_n so_o likewise_o they_o become_v full_a of_o moisture_n by_o reason_n of_o excrementitial_a humour_n so_o that_o old_a age_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o cold_a dry_a temper_n proceed_v from_o the_o consumption_n of_o the_o radical_a humour_n and_o the_o native_a heat_n to_o which_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v conjoin_v great_a store_n of_o cold_a phlegm_n disperse_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n chap._n ix_o that_o it_o mitigate_v the_o passion_n and_o 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