This spectacle had firmly wrought
A deep compassion in my sprite;
My moulting heart issued, methought,
In streams forth at mine eyes aright:
And here my pen is forced to shrink,
My tears discolour so mine ink.

Glossary

Accloyed, choked, filled.
Aread, tell, declare, explain.
Baiting-place, refreshing-place.
Blaying, bleating.

Curted, laconic.

Drent, drowned.

Dribbed, weak (a term in Archery).

Imp, join, add to, heap on.

Licorous, dainty, eager to taste or enjoy, having a keen relish. (Variant of lecherous.)

Lowts, obeisances.

Pied, parti-coloured.

Prease, press.

Sleek-stone, A smoothing-stone for smoothing or dress

ing linen, butter, etc.

Stound, amazement (stunned).

Touch, (a) a kind of marble; (b) tinder.

Trentals, Requiem masses.

Watchet, pale blue.

Welaway (=woe! lo! woe!) An exclamation of

sorrow or despair=alas!

Witty, wise.

Wroken, wrought.

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Thomas Traherne

Selected Poems

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English Verse-Remains

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Selected Poems

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