I Am! (John Clare poem)

I Am! (John Clare poem) Glossary

esteems

In "I Am!," Clare uses "esteems" as a noun meaning aspirations or goals

forsake

To abandon someone or something

host

A large number of people or things

strange

In "I Am!," Clare uses "strange" to mean distant or unknowable

throes

Intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change

trod

To walk on or along (past tense of tread)

vapours

A substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid

Vaulted

Having an arched roof or roofs