Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	good_a	great_a	nature_n	3,197	5	5.0212	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25757	Secrets disclosed of consumptions shewing [h]ow to distinguish between scurvy and venereal disease : also, how to prevent and cure the fistula by chymical drops without cutting, also piles, hæmorrhoids, and other diseases / by John Archer.	Archer, John, fl. 1660-1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing A3610; ESTC R27653	20,607	80

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habit_n and_o consumption_n may_v be_v acquire_v yet_o a_o consumption_n creep_v upon_o some_o with_o a_o hectic_a fever_n in_o regular_a live_n show_v a_o febrile_a heat_n in_o the_o palm_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o sol_n of_o the_o foot_n especial_o to_o be_v find_v after_o meat_n it_o be_v call_v hectic_a or_o habitual_a because_o it_o be_v radicate_v more_o in_o the_o solid_a part_n than_o other_o fever_n for_o other_o fever_n come_v in_o paroxysm_n this_o more_o continual_a waste_v the_o body_n as_o it_o be_v by_o melt_v it_o and_o this_o not_o easy_o remedy_v if_o not_o timely_o consider_v and_o the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n understand_v for_o want_v of_o which_o many_o in_o juventute_fw-la pereunt_fw-la do_v perish_v in_o the_o prime_n of_o their_o youthful_a day_n for_o until_o the_o radix_fw-la of_o the_o disease_n be_v overcome_v the_o food_n do_v no_o good_a but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v optima_fw-la fiunt_fw-la pessima_fw-la and_o the_o common_a cause_n of_o this_o 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acquaint_v you_o with_o the_o price_n there_o be_v now_o some_o in_o my_o hand_n send_v very_o late_o from_o india_n the_o small_a sort_n of_o ball_n be_v at_o ten_o shilling_n price_n some_o at_o a_o guinny_n the_o large_a of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o turkey_n egg_n five_o pound_n a_o piece_n they_o will_v keep_v many_o year_n without_o the_o least_o decay_n the_o ague_n pill_v cause_v vomit_v two_o be_v the_o usual_a do_v be_v one_o shilling_n the_o anodine_n pill_n which_o give_v ease_n in_o less_o than_o a_o hour_n at_o one_o shilling_n each_o pill_n to_o be_v take_v in_o bed_n and_o rest_n upon_o it_o chap._n xiii_o of_o occult_a quality_n of_o antipathy_n that_o vulgar_a magic_n be_v witchcraft_n if_o malicious_o use_v to_o answer_n expectation_n to_o these_o head_n distinct_o be_v my_o design_n first_o for_o occult_a quality_n we_o say_v it_o be_v a_o usual_a refuge_n for_o ignorance_n to_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o when_o a_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v as_o to_o show_v why_o 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medicine_n may_v work_v at_o distance_n upon_o a_o person_n by_o the_o effluvium_n of_o the_o air_n which_o have_v be_v experiment_v by_o apply_v to_o a_o cruental_a cloth_n or_o weapon_n which_o make_v the_o wound_n one_o while_n anodine_n and_o sanative_a medicine_n at_o which_o time_n and_o during_o that_o application_n they_o find_v ease_n and_o amendment_n and_o the_o apply_v of_o vinegar_n or_o other_o corrosive_n to_o the_o cloth_n or_o weapon_n shall_v present_o cause_v pain_n and_o anguish_n though_o at_o many_o miles_n distance_n it_o be_v relate_v the_o italian_n be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o this_o magic_a and_o philosophy_n that_o they_o usual_o in_o revenge_n of_o he_o that_o have_v be_v so_o unmannerly_a as_o to_o ease_v his_o body_n at_o their_o door_n they_o present_o heat_v a_o spit_n or_o iron-fork_n red_a hot_a and_o many_o time_n thrust_v through_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o absent_a person_n know_v that_o the_o brune_a iron_n act_v upon_o the_o spirit_n 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