The War of the Animal Spirits

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Sometimes these animal creatures, when they² jar,
Then all their kingdoms rise up into³ war,
And when they fight we cramps,⁴ convulsions feel,
Gouts in our⁵ toes, and chilblains in our⁶ heel.

1. the Animal Spirits] those Spirits. 1653
2. when they] they doe 1653
3. Then all their kingdoms rise up into] And then those Kingdomes all are up in 1653
4. cramps,] do 1664, 1668
5. Gouts in our] Cramps, Gouts in 1664; Cramps, Gouts, in 1668
6. our] the 1664, 1668