Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UPON THE THEME OF LOVE: THE BODY, A FANCY, by MARGARET LUCAS CAVENDISH Poet's Biography First Line: The nerves are france, and italy, and spain Last Line: Where life, which passes through, great danger finds. Alternate Author Name(s): Newcastle, Duchess Of; Lucas, Margaret Subject(s): Bodies; Heads; Humanity; Life; Skin | ||||||||
THE Nerves are France, and Italy, and Spain; The Liver Britain, the Narrow Sea each Vein; The Spleen is Aethiopia, wherein Is bred a people of black and tawny skin; The Stomach is like Aegypt, and the Chyle, Which through the body flows, is as the Nile; The Head and Heart both Indies are; each Ear Doth like the South and Northern Poles appear; The Lungs are rocks and caverns, whence rise winds, Where Life, which passes through, great danger finds. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIFE IN THE TWISTS by ANSELM HOLLO THE ART OF PRESERVING HEALTH: BOOK 3. ON WASHING by JOHN ARMSTRONG THE PROGRESS OF THE SOUL by THOMAS MCGRATH POEM WITH SKIN by OCTAVIO ARMAND NATURES COOK by MARGARET LUCAS CAVENDISH |
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