Affliction (I) (Herbert poem)

Affliction (I) (Herbert poem) Glossary

Affliction

Noun
1. The act of inflicting pain, part of religious self-discipline
2. Misery or distress; the state of being afflicted
3. A thing that causes pain, misery, or distress
4. A disease or illness

Entice

Verb
To incite; to attract by offering pleasures or benefits

Brave

Adjective
Splendid, attractive, appealing

Augmented

Verb, past tense of augment
To increase, enlarge, intensify

Gracious

Adjective
Of God, Christ: full of grace, mercy, compassion; beautiful, attractive; pleasing

Household-stuff

Noun
Household goods; furniture

Entwine

Verb

To twist, weave, wreathe; to encircle one object with another

‘Tice

Verb
To entice

Mirth

Noun
Enjoyment, joy, happiness

Want

Verb
To lack, to be missing something

King

Noun

Sovereign or ruler; here, God

Strawed

Verb, past tense of straw
To scatter, spread, sprinkle

Woe

Noun
Physical pain, distress; disease; misery, suffering

Cleave

Verb
To divide by hitting; to split; to cut down

Consuming

Verb, to consume
To destroy, corrode, wear away; to destroy; to kill
Related to consumption: a disease that wastes away the body; tuberculosis (George Herbert died of consumption)

Agues

Noun, plural of ague
A high fever; disease; a state of fear; a shivering spell

Roundly

Adverb
Without a doubt; absolutely

Lean

Adjective
Thin, skinny

The town

Noun
Life in the city; a secular (non-religious) lifestyle

Ling’ring

Adjective
Lingering; slow and painful (like a disease)

The gown

Noun
The costume of an academic at a university or a cleric/religious figure

Strife

Noun
Antagonism, discord; trouble, difficulties

Oft

Adverb
Often

Perchance

Adverb
Perhaps; by chance

Purge

Noun
A substance that purifies; a medicine causing purgation, something eaten to cause vomiting

Cross-bias

Verb, from the game of bowls
To send in a different direction

Meek

Adjective
Humble, submissive; tame; courteous, kind

Stout

Adjective
Brave, valiant; hardy, strong; proud, fierce