Emily Dickinson Lexicon

memory (memories, mem'ry), n. [OFr.] (webplay: escape, mind, oblivion, past, recall, recollection, remember, time).

1. Retainment; remains; reminder; souvenir.
2. Recall; [personification] person who is remembering past experiences.
3. Past events; former experiences stored in the mind.
4. Active recollection.
5. Nostalgia; mental remembrance.