STANZA 14
Footnotes:
    1. censer - vessel used for burning incense, usually swung on chains during religious rituals.
    2. Seraphim - one of the six - winged angel's that stand in the presence of God.
    3. tinkled - to sound or make known.
    4. tufted - cluster of outgrowths connected at the base. In this case the narrator means a rug.
    5. wretch - a person who is profoundly unhappy.
    6. hath - Old English for the word "has."
    7. respite - period of temporary rest or relief.
    8. nepenthe - ancient potion capable of inducing forgetfulness of pain and sorrow.
    9. quaff - drink deeply.


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