Reta,
thanks, it's getting better and better. And you are more than generous to say I was right when I had heard "upper toss" which is now "upward toss" and this way makes much more sense.
I volunteer another far shot: 'cordoglans' has the sound of 'caught a glance', but I can't fit that yet into the semantics of that line.
It's fun to approach more and more perfection.

Wolfgang