A word originally coined by Ezra Pound. It appears in Pisan Cantos, dated 1948 (Canto LXXIX: "in short the snot of pejorocracy"). There is no Oxford dictionary definition.

It's a hybrid formation from Latin pejor (peior = worse, which serves as the comparative degree of the adjective malus = bad) and Greek -κρατία (-kratia = rule, dominion). We see the root pejor also in English pejorative.

Maybe be incorporating some elements of Orientalism, which situates the West as a dominant force over the "exotic East" where great riches await European discovery. Part II of this poem seems to be hinting at some aspect of colonialism.

"Lose our health" could be referring to the passage of time and how we slowly lose our health over time. "love of colour" evokes a positive feeling around the idea of love, maybe suggesting that as we grow older we experience many different types of love, in people, things, activities.

A literal understanding of this term could be someone who doesn't belong within a fraternity because of their background but still participates in the activities behind the scenes.

It almost feels like the poet is having a conversation with themselves, is an observer of the environment around them, invites the reader into the mind of the poet

a small wood, orchard, or group of trees.

maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place

a flower or a mass of flowers, found on a tree or a bush.

a small stream, a creek

a pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood.

Every stanza ends with "for thee." This ties back in to the tittle of the poem "To Anthea" and evokes a sense of dedication among two lovers where the male figure is expressing their love for Anthea by saying they will fulfill any request they have for them, I.E. "Bid that heart stay, and it will stay," "Bid me despair, and I'll despair."

Rhyme scheme is ABAB.

I believe Blake tries to establish a sense of direction in one's life separate from religion by introducing virtues of mercy, pity, peace, and love and how the individual is clearly influenced by these virtues. I think he’s pretty much saying that regardless of what your religion is, all humans embody these virtues internally and throughout everyday life. It’s almost like a celebration of the human spirit and the goodness we have internally.

of or relating to people or nations that do not practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam.

1. old-fashioned + often disparaging : a person who is not religious or whose religion is not Judaism, Islam, or especially Christianity.

2. old-fashioned + disapproving : a nonreligious or uncultured person.

The origins of heathen and pagan are semantically similar. Heathen likely comes from a term for a country inhabitant—in particular, a “heath dweller.”

Etymology: Middle English hethen, from Old English hǣthen; akin to Old High German heidan heathen, and probably to Old English hǣth heath

1540s, "a tract or region of the earth," shortening of climate (or a nativization of Latin clima). It might usefully take up the old, abandoned "horizontal region of the earth" sense of climate, but it is used chiefly by the poets, and they display no evident agreement on what they mean by it.

1. An indication or warning of a future occurrence; an omen.
2. A feeling or intuition of what is going to occur; a presentiment.
3. Prophetic significance or meaning.

v. (prĭ-sāj, prĕsĭj) pre·saged, pre·sag·ing, pre·sag·es

1. To indicate or warn of in advance; portend.
2. To have a presentiment of.
3. To foretell or predict.

The verb presage was predated by a noun presage, meaning "omen." Both forms derive from the Latin prefix prae- combined with the adjective sagus, meaning "prophetic." Foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy, and presage all mean "to tell beforehand."