Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	little_a	put_v	sugar_n	6,277	5	10.6573	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34728	Praxis catholica, or, The countryman's universal remedy wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man, not hitherto discovered, whereby any one of an ordinary capacity may apprehend the true cause of his distempers, wherein his cure consists, and the means to effect it : together with rules how to order children in that most violent disease of vomiting and looseness, &c. : useful likewise for seamen and travellers : also an account of an imcomparable powder for wounds or hurts which cure any ordinary ones at once dressing / written by Robert Couch ... ; now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack ...	Couch, Robert.; Packe, Christopher, fl. 1670-1711.	1680 (1680)	Wing C6510; ESTC R9840	74,356	218

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that_o maxim_n of_o the_o ancient_n ejusdem_fw-la partis_fw-la atque_fw-la potestatis_fw-la sit_fw-la functio_fw-la sana_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la vitiata_fw-la ac_fw-la vicissim_fw-la i._n e._n there_o be_v a_o sound_a function_n of_o the_o same_o part_n and_o power_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o vicious_a one_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_n i_o can_v speak_v much_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o this_o noble_a part_n but_o at_o present_a shall_v conclude_v with_o this_o the_o great_a office_n that_o proceed_v from_o it_o and_o that_o rich_a and_o noble_a retinue_n that_o attend_v it_o speak_v it_o no_o less_o than_o the_o palace_n where_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n keep_v her_o residence_n of_o the_o liver_n i_o shall_v but_o only_a hint_n at_o this_o because_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o large_o of_o it_o when_o i_o come_v to_o treat_v about_o dropsy_n and_o other_o disease_n that_o be_v false_o father_v on_o it_o what_o a_o common_a complaint_n be_v there_o about_o a_o hot_a liver_n and_o a_o cold_a stomach_n when_o as_o i_o shall_v demonstrate_v that_o the_o liver_n be_v never_o hot_a than_o be_v necessary_a nor_o the_o stomach_n never_o cold_a though_o it_o may_v seem_v so_o by_o imperfect_a or_o weak_a digestion_n and_o although_o sanguification_n be_v not_o begin_v in_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o perfect_a and_o rectifier_n of_o it_o whereby_o the_o blood_n be_v assimilate_v and_o convey_v into_o every_o part_n through_o the_o vein_n in_o a_o word_n the_o liver_n be_v the_o administrator_n to_o all_o the_o natural_a part_n in_o man_n of_o the_o gaul_n in_o the_o first_o disease_n that_o i_o shall_v speak_v unto_o i_o shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o anatomize_v this_o bowel_v only_o by_o the_o way_n take_v notice_n that_o this_o gall_n be_v the_o great_a balsam_n of_o nature_n as_o well_o for_o prevent_v and_o destroy_v of_o disease_n as_o the_o cure_v our_o wound_n understand_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v by_o nature_n in_o any_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v perform_v by_o this_o great_a balsam_n nor_o have_v this_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n be_v free_a from_o the_o calumniation_n of_o the_o ignorant_a in_o make_v it_o guilty_a of_o cause_v several_a sharp_a disease_n etc._n etc._n but_o more_o of_o this_o in_o the_o next_o of_o fever_n i_o shall_v speak_v a_o word_n in_o general_a then_o come_v to_o particular_n all_o fever_n be_v of_o the_o same_o essence_n and_o name_n and_o differ_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o matter_n as_o place_n place_n the_o place_n it_o act_n in_o be_v the_o stomach_n most_o the_o cause_n be_v from_o the_o error_n and_o estrang_n of_o the_o faculty_n or_o from_o thing_n undigested_a and_o untransmute_v or_o else_o from_o excrement_n not_o be_v right_o subdue_v or_o separate_v and_o orderly_o evacuate_v division_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n continual_a and_o intermit_a from_o the_o first_o there_o be_v several_a species_n viz._n some_o very_a malign_a other_o accompany_v with_o less_o malignity_n 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