Living
A Quarrelsome Bishop
From Works and Life, ed. Forster, vol. VIII (1876)
Living
To hide her ordure, claws the cat;
You claw, but not to cover that.
Be decenter, and learn at least
One lesson from the cleanlier beast.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “A Quarrelsome Bishop.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/607/.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “A Quarrelsome Bishop.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/607/.
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