Sentence:  Poetry for me wove its own spell to secure me against all <WSD>'unlusts</WSD>' - all criticisms - even against joylessness: I was set apart; in safety; as secure - in this way - as he. Who was in that audience, I wonder now? That all was success is certain. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Displeasure; dislike.