Poems and Fancies Glossary

Poems and Fancies Glossary

partake

the act of participating or taking part in something

rancor

bitter and animosity

phantasm

a nightmarish specter or apparition produced within the mind as illusion that is often thought to be seen visually

Elysium

equivalent of heaven in pagan ancient Greek and Roman mythology

tranquility

a serene sense of peaceful contentent

epistle

a literary expression intended for publication taking the form of a letter or note of correspondence

melancholy

a persistent feeling of depression often stimulated by grief

hydropical

overcome by a thirst which cannot be quenched

nourishment

the sustenance which feeds the needy requirements for continued existence; not just food but more abstract concepts

grange

the property and industrial buildings which constitute a farm

plunder

to take by force that which belongs to a conquered enemy

trisection

an angle which has been divided equally into three separate parts

posset

milk which has been infused with a potent potable

amorous

feelings of romantic desire

privation

an absence of something

prudence

shrewdly pragmatic caution against the potential for future calamity

plaited

braided or woven in such a way as to appear so

carrion

the carcass of dead animals

temperance

the act of applying moderation in pursuit or consumption of passions or appetites problematic to one’s health when overindulged

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