The Scrutiny Glossary

The Scrutiny Glossary

Dote upon

To give much attention

Morn

Dawn

Imbrace

Dress

Forsworn

Guilty of perjury

Tedious

Tiresome as well as too long

Thine

Which belongs to you

Sweare

Promise (sixteenth century use of English)

Spoyles

Third person singular of the word spoil (obsolete)

un-plow’d-up

Ground which had not been dug with plough

Minerallist

One who looks for gems under the ground. This expression is used to indicate that the woman is a virgin and she never had a man.

sated with Varietie

Enjoying lots of varieties. By this phrase, the poet means that he can only be sure of being faithful to her if he had tasted other varieties or been with a number of other women.

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