Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	beget_v	father_n	son_n	11,645	5	6.8465	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66498	The London practice of physick, or, The whole practical part of Physick contained in the works of Dr. Willis faithfully made English, and printed together for the publick good.	Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675.	1685 (1685)	Wing W2838; ESTC R7920	639,675	710

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still_fw-la remain_v so_o that_o the_o affect_v become_v gentle_a and_o tractable_a yet_o continue_v still_o to_o err_v as_o to_o their_o imagination_n and_o judgement_n they_o speak_v and_o do_v a_o great_a many_o absurd_a or_o incongruous_a thing_n and_o afterward_o become_v mad_a again_o at_o time_n the_o remedy_n of_o both_o these_o affect_n as_o to_o the_o curatory_n indication_n be_v the_o same_o as_o in_o a_o continual_a madness_n that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v needful_a to_o fetch_v down_o here_o any_o other_o method_n or_o medicine_n but_o as_o to_o what_o regard_v the_o prophylaxis_n or_o preservatory_n indicatin_n to_o wit_n whereby_o the_o way_n of_o cure_v to_o be_v use_v out_o of_o the_o fit_v for_o prevent_v or_o lesseng_v they_o be_v order_v in_o which_o the_o fury_n only_o intermit_v the_o delirium_fw-la remain_v the_o very_a same_o physical_a method_n and_o remedy_n which_o we_o have_v prescribe_v for_o remove_v the_o procatarxis_n of_o melancholy_n be_v proper_a pa_z 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frequent_a access_n of_o it_o often_o beget_v a_o disposition_n to_o a_o carus_n apoplexy_n or_o palsy_n this_o affect_v as_o often_o as_o it_o seem_v safe_a do_v not_o require_v a_o cure_n for_o the_o fit_a soon_o and_o easy_o pass_v off_o but_o because_o some_o who_o brain_n be_v weak_a and_o lax_n and_o who_o animal_n spirit_n be_v too_o dissipable_a be_v apt_a to_o a_o flight_n and_o confusion_n be_v trouble_v on_o any_o light_a occasion_n be_v wont_v present_o to_o act_n or_o speak_v delirous_o therefore_o there_o be_v need_n of_o physic_n for_o these_o though_o not_o of_o hellebore_n but_o of_o cephalic_a remedy_n for_o corroborate_n the_o brain_n and_o fortify_v it_o against_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n also_o for_o strengthen_v the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o render_v they_o more_o fix_v and_o strong_a to_o resist_v we_o have_v give_v the_o form_n and_o way_n of_o administration_n of_o these_o medicine_n before_o they_o be_v profitable_a for_o remove_v the_o 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