prudently: acting with or showing care and thought for the future:
inveterate: having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change
propensity: an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
repose: a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility:
stripling: youth
sequester: isolate or hide away
purport: appear or claim to be or do something
imbibed: drink
apparition: a vision of something supernatural
incessant: ongoing
gambol: frolic, play
[Hessian]: german missioner from the civil war
cognomen: a name