Song (Love What Art Thou? A Vain Thought) Glossary

Song (Love What Art Thou? A Vain Thought) Glossary

thou

An archaic form of the addressing the pronoun “you”

vain

Self-obsessed; empty and shallow

wrought

Produced or formed

idle

Lazy or indolent; lack of forward progression

beget

Create or precipitate into being

fantasy

Something not real; created as in in a dream

full blown

In full bloom; mature

staid

Serious and sedate; sober and prim

remains

A corpse; what is left behind after death

humor

A whim; an indulgence

lour

A sullen scowl

gains

Improvements; addition to a current circumstance

wantonness

An exhibition of shameless immorality

virtues

The positive qualities of a person or thing

foul

Vulgar or uncouth

causeless

Lacking a justifiable reason for being

alas

With a feeling of regret

obeyed

An act of submission to an order to do something

therefore

As a consequence of something else

childish

Acting immaturely like a child would

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