adamantine
Unbreakable.
augury
A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.
beguile
To charm or enchant (usually in a deceptive manner).
Beulah
Means "married" in Hebrew. It is one of names given to Jerusalem when it was rejoined to God after the exile. For Blake Beulah is an idealized place without conflict, the conventional image of heaven or Eternity where all is at peace and all are one.
bleat
Make a characteristic wavering cry (usually of a young farm animal).
chafer
A flying beetle.
cherubim
A winged angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God.
dun
Of a dull grayish-brown color.
emmet
An ant.
fiend
An evil spirit or demon.
frontispiece
An illustration facing the title page of a book.
gird
Encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band.
helm
A tiller or wheel and any associated equipment for steering a ship or boat.
newt
A small, slender-bodied amphibian with lungs and a well-developed tail.
nigh
Near.
palsy
Paralysis, esp. that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors.
Phoebus
Apollo, the God of the Sun
pinion
The outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers.
ruddy
Having a reddish color.
sceptre
An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty.
sprite
Spirit.
swain
A country youth.
Ulro
Ulro is the realm of torment, suffering, and death. It is this fallen, material world, which has lost contact with Eternity. It is a realm of error and misperception where everything is reversed. It is the world created by Urizen and governed by his laws.
wile
Devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants.
wren
A small short-winged songbird found chiefly in the New World.
