After great pain, a formal feeling comes –

After great pain, a formal feeling comes – Glossary

Ceremonious

The adjectival form of "ceremony," meaning "resembling or reminiscent of a ceremony"

Bore

Past-tense form of the verb "to bear," in the sense of "bearing a burden."

Ought

In context, the most likely meaning here is the (largely archaic) "anything." The line containing it could be roughly paraphrased as "of ground, or air, or some other thing"

Quartz

A very common kind of stone, likely what comes to mind when you think of a "crystal." Translucent in appearance.

Recollect

To remember (in contemporary usage this an uncommon/formal choice of words)

Stupor

A stunned, sluggish, and/or disoriented state.

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