The Poems of Henry Derozio Glossary

by Henry Derozio

The Poems of Henry Derozio Glossary

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Anemone

A flowering plant of buttercup family

Methinks

In my opinion

Raiments

Cloting

Quenched

Satisfied, extinguished

Grottos

Small cozy cave (greek)

Rapturous

Joyful, ecstatic

Thermopylae

A modern small town in Greece

Pine away

Becoming sick after someone's death

Zephyr

Gentle breeze

Elfin sprite

Supernatural entity in European mythologies

Unsheathed

Bare, uncovered

Cherub

Unearthly being who attended to God

Mirthful

High spirited

Throes

Agony, pain

Murmured

Mumbled

Pangs

Twinge, shooting pain

Unbidden

Uninvited, unwelcomed

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