prudently:wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober
Inveterate: confirmed in habit, feeling, etc
propensity: inclination or tendency
repose: rest or sleep
stripling: youth
sequester: to remove or withdraw into solitude
purport: to claim
imbibed: to drink
apparition:ghost
incessant: not ceasing
[Hessian]:of or pertaining to the state of Hesse or its inhabitants, Hessian mercenary used by England during the American Revolution
Reverie:daydream
gambol:to skip about playfully
spectre: ghost
tarry:. to stay