Exordium: the song of the reed
pine: verbverb: pine; 3rd person present: pines; past tense: pined; past participle: pined; gerund or present participle: pining
- suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart."she thinks I am pining away from love"
fervour: nounnoun: fervour; noun: fervor; plural noun: fervours; plural noun: fervors
- 1.intense and passionate feeling."he talked with all the fervour of a new convert"
potency: the power of something to influence or make an impression."a myth of enormous potency".
- the strength of an intoxicant or drug, as measured by the amount needed to produce a certain response."the unexpected potency of the rum punch"
Steed: a horse being ridden or available for riding.
example: Once he was riding on his favourite steed.
Beheld: verbARCHAIC•LITERARYpast tense: beheld; past participle: beheld
- see or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature)."behold your lord and prince!"
His old heart fluttered like a caged young bird