Vita Sackville-West: Poetry Glossary

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Vita Sackville-West: Poetry Glossary

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contrived ("Days I Enjoy")

phony, fake

caprice ("And So It Ends")

fickleness, moodiness

indignation ("Bitterness")

outrage, anger

unrecalcitrant ("Bitterness")

non-rebellious, obedient, compliant

acquiescent ("Bitterness")

docile, compliant, agreeable

mountebank ("Song")

swindler, impostor

tamarisks ("Song")

a kind of shrubs, usually of white to pink color with very small leaves

sage ("The Greater Cats")

wise, cunning, knowledgeable

wain ("Tuscany")

old word for carriage

redolent ("Tuscany")

smelling very strongly

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