Read full poem →a soul miraculously knowing and conversing with all 'mankind, enabling
him to express not only the phlegm and folly of thick-skinned men, but
the strength and maturity of the wise, the air and insinuations of the
Dictionary Entry
One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
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. phlegmphlegm britishphlegm much
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Poetry examples for “phlegm”
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