Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-POSE, n. [Fr. repos.]

1. A lying at rest.
2. Sleep; rest; quiet. – Milton. Shak.
3. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness.
4. Cause of rest. After great lights must be great shadows, which we call reposes. – Dryden.
5. In poetry, a rest; a pause. – Encyc.
6. In painting, harmony of colors, as when nothing glaring appears. – Gilpin.