The milt; a soft part of the viscera of animals, whose use is not well understood. The ancients supposed this to be the seat of melancholy, anger or vexation. Hence,

Anger; latent spite; ill humor. Thus we say, to vent ones spleen. In noble minds some dregs remain, Not yet purged off, of spleen and sour disdain.

A fit of anger.

A fit; a sudden motion.

Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections. --Bodies changd to recent forms by spleen.

Immoderate merriment. J .