Technopaegnion VI. — On the Parts of the Body

A boy's entry on his seventh year is marked by a second growth of teeth: the approach of ripening years is foretold by a more manly voice. Unconquered both by wind and sun is the human face. The sinews link the flesh in partnership with the hard hone. Restless, full of life, round, eager, warm throbs the heart, wherefrom the feelings have their strength: they are enlivened by their mistress Mind, and translated into words by law articulate through the chattering mouth. How potent yet how small a part of man is the dark bile! How great a mass of body rests on that slender prop the leg! Beneath how great a load moves that which controls our way, the foot!