Possible Clues:

• Stern dismissal, having lost head in game regularly
• Spare
• A superior holy person before becoming self-abnegating
• Simple stone surrounded by gold before
• 'The bramble, black as jet, or sloes —' (Cowper, The Task)
• Severe blow, eye's closing
• Stark south wind beginning to escalate
• Harsh wind before end of cruise
• A double-breasted coat left out by Oriental ascetic
• Unemotional principals in Faust were sacked