C.P. Cavafy: Poetry Glossary

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amethyst

A purple-colored gemstone

banality

Absence of originality

Prudence

Discretion

Bridled

Show hostility or resentment

Ascetic

Monk, hermit, self-disciplined

Azure

The clear blue color of the sky

Fortunate

Being lucky

Aesthete

A person who admires beauty or art

Accumulate

Collect and pile up

Murky

Gloomy, Dark

Lance

A spear used by fishermen

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