Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	able_a	beginning_n	great_a	49	3	2.1588	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90137	A short discourse to prove the usefulness of vomiting in fevers, by plain reasoning and the authority of the best physicians, ancient and modern. By Charles Oliphant, doctor of Medetine	Oliphant, Charles, d. 1719.	1699 (1699)	Wing O271; ESTC R230750	9,117	20

discourse_n of_o the_o several_a cause_n and_o nature_n of_o fever_n or_o of_o their_o several_a name_n and_o division_n i_o confine_v myself_o only_o to_o speak_v of_o those_o continue_a fever_n which_o most_o usua_o reign_v among_o we_o and_o of_o the_o use_n or_o rather_o necessity_n of_o give_v vomit_n in_o such_o and_o i_o think_v i_o need_v scarce_o be_v put_v to_o prove_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n so_o well_o know_v to_o wit_n that_o most_o of_o our_o fever_n from_o the_o very_a first_o invasion_n of_o they_o be_v attend_v with_o a_o squeamishness_n vomit_v of_o gall_n bitterness_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o such_o other_o evident_a sign_n of_o overflow_a choler_n in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o intestine_n i_o be_o not_o now_o to_o inquire_v what_o be_v the_o antecedent_n cause_n of_o produce_v this_o quantity_n of_o bile_n in_o the_o body_n neither_o shall_v i_o dispute_v whether_o it_o be_v generate_v immediate_o in_o the_o stomach_n by_o a_o deprave_a digestion_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o blood_n by_o the_o liver_n and_o pour_v into_o the_o stomach_n by_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o gall_n that_o be_v insert_v near_o the_o low_a end_n of_o it_o but_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v actual_o there_o now_o where_o it_o can_v stay_v long_o without_o undergo_a a_o great_a alteration_n by_o its_o stagnate_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o consequent_o not_o so_o fit_a to_o be_v mix_v again_o with_o the_o blood_n as_o it_o be_v before_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o now_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o we_o shall_v assist_v or_o stimulat_fw-la nature_n to_o dislodge_v so_o dangerous_a a_o guest_n or_o shall_v we_o suffer_v it_o to_o mix_v with_o the_o chyle_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o gut_n and_o be_v carry_v again_o to_o the_o blood_n from_o which_o it_o must_v be_v separate_v again_o otherwise_o the_o patient_n die_v i_o think_v after_o state_v the_o question_n i_o need_v make_v no_o answer_n only_o i_o will_v advise_v these_o gentleman_n who_o practice_v with_o that_o caution_n they_o pretend_v to_o not_o to_o think_v so_o light_o of_o neglect_v these_o necessary_a evacuation_n in_o the_o beginning_n the_o do_v of_o which_o must_v at_o best_a prolong_v the_o disease_n and_o with_o all_o i_o will_v have_v they_o take_v some_o better_a notice_n whether_o bleed_v aught_o to_o precede_v they_o or_o not_o this_o may_v be_v discuss_v by_o a_o very_a plain_a calculation_n i_o suppose_v the_o fever_n beginning_n and_o the_o quantity_n of_o gall_n and_o other_o humour_n actual_o fluctuate_a in_o the_o stomach_n which_o can_v be_v carry_v off_o by_o any_o medicine_n but_o part_n of_o it_o will_v mix_v with_o the_o blood_n now_o suppose_v the_o humour_n in_o the_o stomach_n to_o be_v to_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n as_o one_o to_o twenty_o if_o you_o let_v a_o twenty_o part_n of_o the_o blood_n than_o it_o be_v but_o as_o one_o to_o ninteen_o that_o be_v the_o proportion_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v diminish_v in_o respect_n of_o that_o matter_n which_o give_v fuel_n to_o the_o fever_n and_o consequent_o not_o so_o able_a to_o digest_v or_o throw_v it_o off_o by_o a_o crise_n on_o the_o contrary_a if_o we_o evacuat_v for_o example_n one_o half_a of_o the_o humour_n before_o they_o mix_v with_o the_o blood_n they_o be_v but_o as_o one_o to_o forty_o which_o must_v make_v a_o vast_a difference_n in_o the_o event_n of_o the_o cure_n this_o calculation_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o i_o shall_v not_o quot_fw-la the_o five_o book_n of_o euclid_n to_o prove_v it_o and_o by_o it_o i_o will_v have_v these_o wary_a gentleman_n take_v notice_n that_o see_v they_o do_v little_o more_o than_o look_v on_o and_o see_v fair_a play_n between_o the_o patient_n and_o the_o disease_n that_o at_o least_o they_o will_v not_o cast_v the_o balance_n on_o the_o last_v part_n and_o leave_v the_o patient_n to_o manage_v his_o strength_n the_o best_a way_n he_o can_v against_o both_o disease_n and_o physician_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v by_o this_o but_o there_o may_v be_v some_o case_n that_o require_v bleed_v before_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o to_o do_v it_o of_o course_n without_o any_o urgent_a indication_n at_o the_o rate_n as_o be_v common_o practise_v must_v certain_o be_v of_o fatal_a consequence_n to_o a_o great_a many_o but_o now_o the_o fever_n be_v go_v on_o for_o several_a day_n before_o a_o physician_n be_v call_v well_o say_v master_n dolittle_n here_o can_v be_v no_o place_n for_o evacuation_n because_o the_o course_n of_o the_o disease_n have_v waste_v the_o strength_n and_o spirit_n and_o the_o patient_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v it_o &_o further_o it_o will_v put_v the_o blood_n into_o a_o great_a commotion_n and_o increase_v the_o fever_n i_o do_v indeed_o confess_v the_o patient_n have_v run_v a_o great_a deal_n less_o hazard_n if_o these_o evacuation_n have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o beginning_n but_o yet_o as_o we_o be_v still_o to_o make_v best_a of_o a_o ill_a bargain_n and_o if_o the_o patient_n be_v not_o reduce_v to_o extreme_a weakness_n i_o say_v it_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v do_v as_o for_o waste_v the_o strength_n and_o spirit_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o these_o humour_n mix_v with_o the_o blood_n to_o be_v at_o last_o subdue_v by_o a_o tedious_a crise_n must_v infallible_o at_o the_o long_o run_v exhaust_v and_o weaken_v they_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o the_o short_a operation_n of_o a_o vomit_n which_o do_v but_o lend_v a_o hand_n to_o nature_n and_o i_o appeal_v to_o any_o man_n who_o ever_o take_v a_o ordinary_a vomit_n if_o he_o have_v not_o find_v himself_o more_o weaken_v and_o his_o strength_n more_o exhaust_v by_o a_o few_o hour_n of_o toss_v and_o anxiety_n from_o a_o disorder_a stomach_n than_o from_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o vomitive_a potion_n as_o for_o the_o other_o objection_n of_o increase_v the_o fever_n every_o body_n know_v that_o have_v the_o least_o study_a the_o operation_n of_o medicament_n that_o a_o vomit_n work_v only_o in_o primis_fw-la viis_fw-la the_o suddenness_n of_o its_o effect_n too_o show_v that_o it_o have_v no_o time_n to_o mix_v with_o the_o blood_n to_o put_v it_o into_o any_o great_a commotion_n that_o the_o heave_n of_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o extraordinary_a motion_n of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o low_a belly_n and_o diaphragm_n will_v quicken_v the_o pulse_n and_o make_v the_o blood_n move_v fast_o during_o its_o work_n be_v without_o all_o question_n but_o even_o that_o will_v contribute_v more_o to_o the_o cominution_n and_o digestion_n of_o the_o feverish_a matter_n in_o the_o blood_n than_o do_v any_o harm_n to_o the_o patient_n see_v that_o cease_v so_o soon_o as_o the_o vomit_n have_v do_v operate_n to_o call_v this_o a_o innovation_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o medicine_n be_v to_o speak_v against_o the_o current_n of_o the_o physician_n or_o all_o age_n as_o well_o as_o against_o the_o general_a maxim_n of_o physic_n it_o be_v true_a the_o ancient_n know_v no_o other_o vomit_n but_o what_o be_v of_o the_o vegetable_a kind_n and_o these_o be_v either_o too_o weak_a such_o as_o the_o decoction_n of_o hyssop_n oil_n and_o water_n common_a oxymel_n etc._n etc._n and_o consequent_o have_v either_o little_a or_o no_o effect_n or_o these_o which_o have_v a_o deleterious_a and_o poison_a quality_n and_o therefore_o over_o violent_a and_o unsafe_a which_o make_v they_o speak_v most_o of_o purgative_n but_o even_o these_o they_o use_v notwithstanding_o of_o the_o vast_a commotion_n they_o make_v in_o the_o whole_a juice_n of_o the_o body_n beyond_o vomitive_a and_o laxative_a medicine_n such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o the_o indication_n it_o be_v endless_a to_o give_v all_o the_o quotation_n which_o can_v be_v adduce_v to_o prove_v this_o and_o will_v far_o exceed_v the_o bound_n i_o lay_v down_o to_o myself_o i_o shall_v begin_v with_o hypocrates_n who_o aph_n 21._o sect._n 1._o say_n such_o humour_n as_o be_v to_o be_v carry_v off_o let_v it_o be_v do_v that_o way_n that_o nature_n affect_v most_o if_o it_o be_v a_o convenient_a way_n now_o i_o judge_v no_o physician_n ever_o pretend_v that_o redundant_fw-la choler_n in_o the_o stomach_n shall_v not_o be_v carry_v off_o neither_o that_o the_o way_n of_o vomit_v be_v not_o lege_fw-la natura_fw-la commoda_fw-la so_o heurnius_n translate_v it_o in_o the_o 10_o aph._n sect._n 4._o he_o say_v in_o very_o acute_a disease_n purge_v be_v to_o be_v use_v if_o the_o humour_n be_v turgid_a for_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o delay_v now_o what_o way_n we_o be_v to_o evacuat_v the_o first_o cite_v aphorism_n show_v and_o this_o show_v we_o be_v to_o do_v it_o even_o in_o the_o most_o acute_a disease_n celsus_n cap._n 13._o de_fw-la vomitu_fw-la say_v vomit_v as_o