Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SPRIGHT, or SPRITE, n. [G. spriet, spirit. It should be written Sprite.]

1. A spirit; a shade; a soul; an incorporeal agent. Forth he call'd, out of deep darkness dread, / Legions of sprights. – Spenser. And gaping graves receiv'd the guilty spright. – Dryden.
2. A walking spirit; an apparition. – Locke.
3. Power which gives cheerfulness or courage. Hold thou my heart, establish thou my sprights. [Not in use.] – Sidney.
4. An arrow. [Not in use.] – Bacon.