The well-known fern, spleen-wort (Asplenium), had this name applied to it from the lobular form of the leaf, which suggested it as a remedy for diseases of the spleen.

The statesman with a smile replies, A smile that did his rising spleen disguise: My thoughts presumed our labours at an end; And are we still with conscience to contend?

These spaces are filled with what is called the spleen pulp, through which the blood filters from its artery, just as a fluid would pass through a sponge.

The charm bestow'd that banished spleen Thy bosom pure and light.