Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UPON THE THEME OF LOVE: THE BODY, A FANCY, by MARGARET LUCAS CAVENDISH



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UPON THE THEME OF LOVE: THE BODY, A FANCY, by                     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.





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