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To Wordsworth Glossary

thou/thee

an archaic English word for "you," no longer used in contemporary English

hast

an obsolete form of the verb "to have" that agrees with "thou"; "thou hast" means "you have"

wept

past form of weep, to cry

depart

to leave, to exit

feel'st

"feelest"; an obsolete verb form for "to feel" that agrees with "thou"; "thou also feel'st" means "you also feel"

deplore

to express strong disapproval of something

wert

an obsolete form of the verb "to be" that agrees with "thou"; "thou wert" means "you were"

frail

weak; fragile

bark

a small sailing ship

rock-built

built out of stone; alternatively, built high up into the rock

honoured

British spelling of "honored"

thy

possessive pronoun for "thou"; i.e., "your"

weave

to make, to braid, to construct, to entwine, usually used for textiles

consecrate

to dedicate, to ordain

leavest

an obsolete form of the verb "to leave" that agrees with "thou"; "thou leavest" means "you leave"

shouldst

an obsolete form of the verb "should" that agrees with "thou"; "thou shouldst" means "you should"