Affliction
Noun
1. The act of inflicting pain, part of religious self-discipline
2. Misery or distress; the state of being afflicted
3. A thing that causes pain, misery, or distress
4. A disease or illness
Entice
Verb
To incite; to attract by offering pleasures or benefits
Brave
Adjective
Splendid, attractive, appealing
Augmented
Verb, past tense of augment
To increase, enlarge, intensify
Gracious
Adjective
Of God, Christ: full of grace, mercy, compassion; beautiful, attractive; pleasing
Household-stuff
Noun
Household goods; furniture
Entwine
Verb
To twist, weave, wreathe; to encircle one object with another
‘Tice
Verb
To entice
Mirth
Noun
Enjoyment, joy, happiness
Want
Verb
To lack, to be missing something
King
Noun
Sovereign or ruler; here, God
Strawed
Verb, past tense of straw
To scatter, spread, sprinkle
Woe
Noun
Physical pain, distress; disease; misery, suffering
Cleave
Verb
To divide by hitting; to split; to cut down
Consuming
Verb, to consume
To destroy, corrode, wear away; to destroy; to kill
Related to consumption: a disease that wastes away the body; tuberculosis (George Herbert died of consumption)
Agues
Noun, plural of ague
A high fever; disease; a state of fear; a shivering spell
Roundly
Adverb
Without a doubt; absolutely
Lean
Adjective
Thin, skinny
The town
Noun
Life in the city; a secular (non-religious) lifestyle
Ling’ring
Adjective
Lingering; slow and painful (like a disease)
The gown
Noun
The costume of an academic at a university or a cleric/religious figure
Strife
Noun
Antagonism, discord; trouble, difficulties
Oft
Adverb
Often
Perchance
Adverb
Perhaps; by chance
Purge
Noun
A substance that purifies; a medicine causing purgation, something eaten to cause vomiting
Cross-bias
Verb, from the game of bowls
To send in a different direction
Meek
Adjective
Humble, submissive; tame; courteous, kind
Stout
Adjective
Brave, valiant; hardy, strong; proud, fierce
