Possible Clues:

• Not favouring a very old language
• Opposed a few words in the Bible
• Reluctant to read a little poetry?
• Not at all in favour of poetry
• 'Opposed, disinclined (6)'
• 'Opposed to 20 down, by the sound of it (6)'
• A bit of the Bible making one hostile
• Reluctant to be taken in by ravers' excesses
• Contrary daughter dropping out is turned away
• Opposed to state's economics initially