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noun

Spright n.

Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. (Obs.) "The high heroic spright." "Wondrous great grief groweth in my spright."

A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a ghost.

Synonyms: sprite. "Forth he called, out of deep darkness dread, Legions of sprights." "To thee, O Father, Son, and Sacred Spright."

A kind of short arrow. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Spright'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Spright" Quotes from Famous Books

... life; this spright, By momentary Human sought, Plume will his wing in the dappling light, Clash timbrel shrill and gay— And into time's enormous nought, Sweet-fed, ...

— Georgian Poetry 1920-22 • Various

... faire and fresh as morning rose, But somewhat sad and solemne eke in sight, As if some pensive thought constrained her gentle spright.' ...

— Penshurst Castle - In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney • Emma Marshall

... my destiny requires, And Heaven with my fate conspires, That Love these eyes should weeping close, Here let me find a soft repose. So Death will less my soul affright, And, free from dread, my weary spright Naked alone will dare t' essay The still unknown, though beaten way; Pleased that her mortal part will have So safe a port, ...

— The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch • Petrarch