Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	air_n	fire_n	moist_a	3,419	5	10.6773	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76996	Paracelsvs of the [brace] chymical transmutation, genealogy and generation [brace] of metals & minerals. Also, of the urim and thummim of the Jews. With an appendix, of the vertues and use of an excellent water made by Dr. Trigge. The second part of the mumial treatise. Whereunto is added, philosophical and chymical experiments of that famous philosopher Raymvnd Lvlly; containing, the right and due composition of both elixirs. The admirable and perfect way of making the great stone of the philosophers, as it was truely taught in Paris, and sometimes practised in England, by the said Raymund Lully, in the time of King Edw. 3. / Translated into English by R. Turner philomathēs.	Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; Turner, Robert, fl. 1654-1665.	1655 (1655)	Wing B3543; Thomason E1590_3; ESTC R208833	78,745	173

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well_o can_v keep_v it_o secret_n and_o use_v it_o godly_a to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o poor_a for_o they_o be_v not_o all_o master_n that_o do_v advance_v themselves_o in_o this_o science_n to_o do_v many_o thing_n for_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v there_o be_v many_o that_o busy_a themselves_o in_o this_o science_n but_o very_o few_o that_o do_v bring_v it_o to_o a_o right_a end_n for_o it_o may_v be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o god_n will_n but_o thou_o my_o son_n have_v thou_o no_o doubt_n so_o long_o as_o thou_o follow_v these_o precept_n that_o i_o have_v leave_v thou_o write_v in_o this_o treatise_n and_o continue_v thyself_o always_o in_o labour_n and_o exercise_n and_o thou_o shall_v soon_o come_v to_o a_o perfect_a end_n of_o it_o if_o it_o please_v almighty_a god_n for_o i_o have_v write_v thou_o in_o this_o science_n the_o right_a treatise_n and_o truth_n as_o i_o have_v wrought_v it_o with_o my_o own_o hand_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o perfect_a end_n as_o many_o people_n do_v know_v it_o in_o this_o city_n of_o paris_n although_o i_o have_v always_o keep_v it_o from_o thou_o till_o now_o that_o have_v i_o do_v for_o certain_a cause_n that_o i_o will_v not_o open_v therefore_o comfort_n thyself_o and_o be_v patient_a and_o think_v not_o thy_o labour_n long_o for_o by_o diligent_a labour_n thou_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o end_n soon_o with_o study_v and_o read_v there_o can_v come_v none_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o science_n but_o only_o by_o labour_n the_o study_n do_v give_v a_o man_n how_o to_o work_v and_o how_o he_o shall_v follow_v nature_n in_o his_o work_n for_o the_o end_n and_o profit_n of_o this_o science_n be_v the_o handiwork_n for_o a_o cobbler_n can_v set_v a_o piece_n on_o his_o shoe_n with_o read_v but_o he_o must_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o it_o and_o labour_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o perfect_a end_n chap._n iii_o teach_v to_o sublime_a mercury_n to_o the_o red_a elixir_n my_o belove_a son_n take_v one_o pound_n of_o mercury_n one_o pond_n of_o roman_a vitriol_n and_o break_v the_o vitriol_n to_o powder_v and_o then_o take_v one_o pound_n of_o common_a salt_n that_o be_v two_o time_n dissolve_v and_o distil_v by_o filter_n and_o vapour_a and_o calcine_v as_o aforesaid_a be_v learn_v and_o then_o break_v they_o to_o powder_n in_o a_o stone-morter_n occupy_v no_o iron_n or_o metal_n in_o this_o work_n for_o if_o you_o shall_v it_o will_v mar_v it_o and_o when_o that_o your_o mercury_n be_v mingle_v with_o the_o other_o water_n with_o continual_a stir_v that_o you_o see_v the_o mercury_n no_o more_o but_o that_o he_o be_v whole_o lose_v in_o the_o other_o substance_n then_o