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THE INTRUDING HERMIT. A Man shall have a Quare Impedit of an Hermitage, and a writ to put him into Corporal Possession. — F. N. B., 34 E. I. ^^^HEN holy hermit feels inclined To solitude and prayer, Still let him ever keep in mind Of trespass to beware. While he devoutly seeks to dwell From earth's contagion free, He may not with another's cell Take wanton liberty. II. If far from vanity and strife He find a lonely spot, Which promises a tranquil life In wood or field or grot, Where well he deems that he may make Retreat in peaceful age, Yet let him not too rashly take That for an hermitage. III. For should another holy saint Allege a prior claim, And make unto the court complaint, And duly prove the same, The wrongful tenant surely shall By writ evicted be Out of possession corporal With all indignity.