The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers Glossary

The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers Glossary

Elusive

in this context, difficult to remember

Dirge

a song performed at a funeral and which has a mourning quality

Nemesis

an enemy which a person had for a long time and was unable to overpower or defeat

Tally

a score or amount

To hoist

to pick up or to raise someone

To stagger

to move unsteadily, almost falling

Engender

cause something to happen

Blithesome

something which causes pleasure

Scorn

content felt towards another person or even inanimate object

To yield

to produce, used in this context in relation to the plants grown on a field

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