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1. in disgrace: out of favor.
6. Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd: i.e., as handsome as one person, as popular as another.
7. art: creative talent. scope: wide range of knowledge or abilities.
10. Haply: by chance. state: i.e., mental or emotional state, mood.
12. sullen: dull, heavy.
14. state: Here the word means both state of mind and the pomp and circumstance appropriate to kings.