Living
The Rector of Saint Peter's, I Know Where
From Works and Life, ed. Forster, vol. VIII (1876)
Living
The Rector of Saint Peter's, I know where,
Of erring ignorance takes special care;
Preaching, " It much behoves us that we pray
For these, our flock; none want it more than they.
For such benighted creatures all must feel . .
Scarce can they tell a lamprey from an eel! "
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Landor, Walter Savage. “The Rector of Saint Peter's, I Know Where.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/556/.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “The Rector of Saint Peter's, I Know Where.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/556/.
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