Emily Dickinson Lexicon

gracious, adj. [OFr.]

1. Acceptable; favored; kind; friendly; favorable.
2. Excellent; courteous; civil; mannerly; [fig.] natural; [ED deleted the phrase “How gracious” in her draft of the poem].
3. Benevolent; merciful; [fig.] adequate; ample; sufficient; passable; plenteous; prosperous.
4. Divine.