The Description of Cooke-ham

The Description of Cooke-ham Glossary

indite

(verb) to write, compose

vouchsafe

(verb) to be willing

dim

(adjective) dull, gloomy, lackluster

celestial

(adjective) divine, heavenly

livery

(noun) special uniform worn by a servant

Philomela

(noun) in the context of this poem, a nightingale; in Greek mythology, an Athenian princess who was raped and deprived of her tongue by her brother-in-law Tereus, and turned into a nightingale while fleeing from him

sundry

(adjective) various, miscellaneous, diverse, assorted

arbor

(noun) a shady garden alcove with sides and a roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a wooden framework

Phoebus

(noun) in the context of this poem, the sun; in Greek mythology, the god of sunlight, prophecy, music, and poetry

descry

(verb) to perceive

swarthy

(adjective) dark-complexioned. Dusky

chide

(verb) to scold, rebuke

ditty

(noun) a short, simple song

conster

(verb) to construe

rind

(noun) bark

hest

(noun) commission

pathetic fallacy

(noun) the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature

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