William Cowper: Sermons and Poems Glossary

by William Cowper

William Cowper: Sermons and Poems Glossary

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Written by Lina Christoph

forlorn

hopeless, unpromising, lonely

billows

the sea (far out from the shore)

paltry

meager, insufficient, very little

fleecy

fluffy

lolling

laying sprawled out, lazily, lounging

jovial

carefree, pleasant, happy

vexations

troubles, worries, angers

sordid

nasty, pitiful

unfathomable

unimaginable

feeble

weak, poor, invalid

eventide

in the evening

harangued

lectured

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