Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	wonder_n	word_n	work_n	74	3	4.8159	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65182	Voyages and discoveries in South-America the first up the river of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, perform'd at the command of the King of Spain by Christopher D'Acugna : the second up the river of Plata, and thence by land to the mines of Potosi by Mons Acarete : the third from Cayenne into Guiana, in search of the lake of Parima, reputed the richest place in the world by M. Grillet and Bechamel : done into English from the originals, being the only accounts of those parts hitherto extant : the whole illustrated with notes and maps.	Acuña, Cristóbal de, b. 1597. Nuevo descubrimiento del gran rio de las Amazonas. English.; Acarete, du Biscay, 17th cent. Relation des voyages dans la rivière de la Plate. English.; Grillet, Jean, 1624-1677. Journal du voyage qu'on fait les Per̀es Jean Grillet et François Bećhamel ... dans la Goyane l'an 1674. English.; Béchamel, François, 1637-1676.	1698 (1698)	Wing V746; ESTC R1215	153,168	365

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it_o which_o be_v a_o cold_a poison_n and_o will_v kill_v man_n or_o beast_n if_o they_o drink_v but_o half_a a_o glass_n of_o it_o which_o for_o all_o that_o may_v be_v put_v in_o sauce_n and_o pottage_n and_o give_v they_o a_o better_a relish_n provide_v it_o be_v but_o boil_v though_o never_o so_o little_a afterwhich_v it_o have_v no_o pernicious_a quality_n note_v 10_o p._n 11._o piaie_o be_v a_o name_n which_o the_o galibis_n give_v their_o physician_n who_o beside_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n pretend_v also_o to_o divination_n but_o they_o profess_v neither_o till_o they_o have_v make_v divers_a experiment_n one_o of_o which_o be_v so_o dangerous_a that_o it_o often_o make_v they_o burst_v they_o stamp_v the_o green_a leave_n of_o tobacco_n and_o squeeze_v out_o the_o juice_n of_o it_o of_o which_o they_o drink_v the_o quantity_n of_o a_o large_a glass_n full_a so_o that_o none_o but_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o very_o robu_v constitution_n who_o try_v this_o practice_n upon_o themselves_o escape_v with_o their_o life_n beside_o divers_a sort_n of_o plant_n gum_n and_o wood_n they_o use_v to_o cure_v disease_n and_o wound_n they_o have_v a_o way_n of_o suck_v their_o patient_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o body_n in_o which_o they_o feel_v their_o pain_n and_o this_o method_n be_v most_o common_o very_o successful_a note_v 11_o p._n 15._o the_o reason_n why_o they_o employ_v so_o much_o time_n in_o make_v their_o canoe_n be_v because_o after_o they_o have_v choose_v and_o fell_v a_o tree_n and_o have_v with_o a_o hatchet_n make_v it_o hollow_a about_o the_o breadth_n of_o half_a a_o foot_n and_o about_o the_o same_o depth_n through_o the_o whole_a length_n of_o it_o they_o hollow_a the_o rest_n of_o it_o with_o a_o gentle_a fire_n and_o this_o work_n which_o go_v on_o very_o slow_o continue_v in_o proportion_n to_o the_o bulk_n of_o the_o piece_n of_o timber_n and_o to_o the_o length_n they_o give_v their_o canoe_o this_o way_n of_o make_v their_o canoe_n be_v very_o tedious_a but_o tend_v much_o to_o their_o duration_n so_o that_o they_o scarce_o ever_o rot_v because_o after_o they_o be_v thus_o make_v the_o worm_n never_o touch_v they_o which_o be_v also_o partly_o owe_v to_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o wood_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o betwixt_o the_o tropic_n but_o have_v this_o quality_n note_v 12_o p._n 17._o the_o commodity_n that_o have_v vent_v among_o these_o nation_n be_v hatchet_n bill_n knife_n looking-glass_n hook_n etc._n etc._n note_v 13_o p._n 19_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o this_o nation_n to_o use_v their_o child_n after_o this_o manner_n note_v 14_o ibid._n in_o the_o year_n 1625_o the_o english_a attempt_v to_o make_v a_o settlement_n at_o cayenne_n &_o these_o three_o who_o be_v devour_v by_o the_o indian_n be_v probable_o some_o of_o they_o for_o their_o establishment_n do_v not_o succeed_v they_o be_v defeat_v by_o the_o indian_n for_o not_o manage_v themselves_o well_o towards_o '_o they_o their_o principal_a plantation_n be_v at_o cayenne_n upon_o the_o river_n remire_n the_o same_o disappointment_n befall_v the_o dutch_a some_o year_n after_o note_v 15_o p._n 21._o the_o poop_n of_o great_a canoe_n be_v common_o join_v to_o the_o rest_n they_o caulk_v it_o with_o a_o sort_n of_o fat_a earth_n which_o the_o water_n in_o a_o little_a time_n wash_v away_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o put_v it_o in_o a_o fresh_a from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o this_o they_o call_v mend_v or_o refit_v a_o canoe_o note_v 16_o p._n 22._o the_o mouth_n of_o this_o river_n enter_v into_o the_o amazon_n and_o into_o the_o river_n of_o cayenne_n about_o 20_o league_n from_o the_o aproague_n it_o be_v from_o hence_o that_o mons_fw-la lecy_n the_o governor_n of_o cayenne_n with_o 10_o man_n drive_v away_o 6_o or_o 700_o of_o the_o dutch_a in_o the_o last_o war_n we_o have_v with_o they_o though_o they_o have_v a_o fort_n there_o with_o some_o piece_n of_o canon_n at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o be_v likewise_o twice_o drive_v from_o the_o river_n aproague_n where_o they_o also_o have_v a_o fort_n defend_v with_o canon_n note_v 17_o p._n 25._o tamouci_n or_o tamechi_n signify_v old_a and_o cabo_n signify_v heaven_n in_o the_o galibian_a tongue_n note_v 18_o p._n 27._o line_n 9_o when_o the_o english_a come_v from_o barbadoes_n with_o 4_o or_o 5_o frigate_n to_o make_v a_o descent_n upon_o cayenne_n in_o the_o year_n 1666_o father_n grillet_n be_v superior_a of_o the_o jesuit_n there_o and_o be_v some_o time_n among_o the_o english_a who_o leave_v he_o there_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o colony_n when_o they_o go_v away_o note_v 19_o p._n 28._o it_o be_v true_a they_o drink_v but_o little_a or_o nothing_o at_o their_o ordinary_a meal_n till_o they_o have_v do_v eat_v and_o then_o common_o drink_v one_o draught_n but_o when_o they_o assemble_v together_o either_o for_o warlike_a erterprise_n or_o to_o begin_v a_o canoe_o or_o to_o launch_v it_o when_o it_o be_v make_v and_o when_o they_o make_v a_o chief_a or_o admit_v he_o into_o their_o council_n after_o they_o have_v expose_v he_o to_o several_a rude_a kind_n of_o trial_n they_o have_v extraordinary_a rejoice_n which_o frequent_o hold_v 3_o or_o 4_o day_n continue_v till_o they_o have_v drink_v up_o all_o their_o liquor_n which_o be_v what_o the_o french_a call_v fair_a un_fw-fr vin._n for_o these_o occasion_n they_o make_v 3_o or_o 4_o different_a sort_n of_o drink_n some_o of_o which_o become_v very_o strong_a by_o fermentation_n as_o that_o which_o they_o call_v palinot_n which_o they_o make_v with_o cassave_o that_o be_v bake_v more_o than_o ordinary_a the_o piece_n of_o which_o they_o pile_v up_o one_o upon_o another_o when_o they_o be_v very_o hot_a and_o keep_v they_o thus_o till_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v mouldy_a after_o which_o they_o mix_v they_o with_o potato_n which_o they_o cut_v in_o small_a piece_n as_o well_o as_o the_o cassave_o and_o put_v they_o in_o great_a earthen_a jar_n 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