rigour

The personal appearance of the Presbyterian clergy was suited by an

affectation of extreme plainness and rigour of appearance. A Geneva

cloak and band, with the hair close cropped, and covered with a sort

The malice of their art, nor bent

Beneath whate'er their pious rigour could invent.

In five such days he suffered more

And drive discountenanced Virtue from the throne

That leave the blame of rigour to the prince, 10

And of his every gift usurp the merit;

And drive discountenanced Virtue from the throne

That leave the blame of rigour to the prince, 10

And of his every gift usurp the merit;

And to me, though Time’s unflinching rigour,

In mindless rote, has ruled from sight

What vice has it subdu'd? whose heart reclaim'd

By rigour, or whom laugh'd into reform?

Alas! Leviathan is not so tam'd.

Whoe'er keeps me, let my heart be his guard;

Thou canst not then use rigour in my jail:

And yet thou wilt; for I, being pent in thee,