Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 41 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University T3 Sickness, physic and doctors typicality 0.69 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T3: doctor, master, cure, disease, pray, physic, physician, mr, sick, lady.
How? is that possible? Sir, 'tis a truth observed by Guido Cauliacensis; and in particular of the air of Paris; where, if the same man have a wound in his head, and another in his thigh; it hurts the one and heals the other. That's pretty i'faith: the reason, the reason, Master Physician. 'Tis thus, Sir, the air there is cold and moist, and therefore most hurtful for the head; and again, the same air by an obscuration of the spirits, a degravation of the blood, and a condensation of the humours, whereby they are made less quick to flow down, does therefore make the wounds of the thighs more curable, whiles the course of the humours is intercepted, whose defluence or flowing down would hinder the cure of the wound. You Physicians, I perceive, sometimes have some of Apollo in you. Pray, Medicus, tell me one thing; you're a Physician; I have heard Geographus relate of a place in his Travels, where the people are healed by Music: is that possible? O yes: I'll confirm it by mine own experience: I knew a young Gentle man that married a young Gentlewoman; who being extraordinarily fair, and he as melancholy, grew into a great jealousy, that she had made him a Cuckold, upon which conceit, at the first but light, the strength of his melancholy and jealousy working together; he fell into a strong persuasion that he had Horns: the best Physicians were sent for, used all medicines and inventions to cure him, nothing prevailed, whereupon they left him, entreating his wife to be patient, and expect his recovery in time. Away they went, and none but a little boy was left in the room to tend the Gentleman, when upon a sudden there comes me by, a Bag-pipe-player, at the sound of whose Pipe the Gentleman suddenly arose, leaps about the Chamber, beats his head against the wall, so long, till at last he had broke his face in divers places that the blood gushed out; upon the effusion of which melancholy blood, that had corrupted his brain and fantasy, the Gentleman's Horns were beaten off against the wall, and the Gentlewoman became as honest a woman after that time, as any in Europe. In good faith, you Physicians are the only fellows in the world to tell Tales by Gentlewomen's Bedsides, whiles they are sick. ay, this Cure was by the effusion of blood, but they whom Geographus told of, were healed without any such means. I'll satisfy you in that by another particularity of experience: I knew another Gentleman, who being very sick of a contagious disease, and finding no remedy by Medicine, the Physicians caused Musicians to be brought into the room, and play; at the hearing of which Music, he suddenly leaps and continued dancing so long, till the laborious exagitation of his whole body, had by sweat and breathing dissipated the contagion.
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T3 — Sickness, physic and doctorscross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.695 (cosine to the topic centroid)
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How? is that poſſible? Sir, 'tis a truth obſeru'd by Guido Cauliacenſis; and in particular of the ayre of Paris; where, if the ſame man haue a wound in his head, and another in his thigh; it hurts the one and heales the other. That's prettie i'faith: the reaſon, the reaſon, Maſter Phyſician. 'Tis thus, Sir, the ayre there is cold and moyſt, and therefore moſt hurtfull for the head; and againe, the ſame ayre by an obſcuration of the ſpirits, a degrauation of the bloud, and a condenſation of the humours, whereby they are made leſſe quicke to flow downe, does therefore make the wounds of the thighes more curable, whiles the courſe of the humours is intercepted, whoſe defluence or flowing downe would hinder the cure of the wound. You Phyſicians, I perceiue, ſometimes haue ſome of Apollo in you. Pray, Medicus, tell me one thing; you'r a Phyſician; I haue heard Geographus relate of a place in his Trauels, where the people are heal'd by Muſicke: is that poſſible? O yes: Ile confirme it by mine owne experience: I knew a young Gentle man that marri'd a young Gentlewoman; who being extraordinarily faire, and he as melancholy, grew into a great iealouſie, that ſhee had made him a Cuckold, vpon which conceit, at the firſt but light, the ſtrength of his melancholy and iealouſie working together; he fell into a ſtrong perſwaſion that he had Hornes: the beſt Phyſicians were ſent for, vs'd all medicines and inuentions to cure him, nothing preuail'd, whereupon they left him, intreating his wife to be patient, and expect his recouerie in time. Away they went, and none but a little boy was left in the roome to tend the Gentleman, when vpon a ſuddaine there comes mee by, a Bag-pipe-player, at the ſound of whoſe Pipe the Gentleman ſuddainely aroſe, leapes about the Chamber, beates his head againſt the wall, ſo long, till at laſt he had broke his face in diuers places that the bloud guſhed out; vpon the effuſion of which melancholy bloud, that had corrupted his braine and phantaſie, the Gentlemans Hornes were beaten off againſt the wall, and the Gentlewoman became as honeſt a woman after that time, as any in Europe. In good faith, you Phyſicians are the onely fellowes in the world to tell Tales by Gentlewomens Bed-ſides, whiles they are ſicke. I, this Cure was by the effuſion of bloud, but they whom Geographus tolde of, were healed without any ſuch meanes. Ile ſatisfie you in that by another particularitie of experience: I knew another Gentleman, who being very ſicke of a contagious diſeaſe, and finding no remedie by Medicine, the Phyſicians caus'd Muſicians to bee brought into the roome, and play; at the hearing of which Muſicke, hee ſuddainely leapes and continu'd dancing ſo long, till the laborious exagitation of his whole bodie, had by ſweat and breathing diſſipated the contagion.