Read full poem →Uncurl'd it hangs, the fatal shears demands,
And tempts, once more, thy sacrilegious hands.
Oh hadst thou, cruel! been content to seize
Dictionary Entry
Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
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Poetry examples for “sacrilegious”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Crowned with the verdure of eternal wood,
As yet unspoiled by sacrilegious hands,
And throws his mighty shade o'er seas and distant lands.