Alone and in a Circumstance

Alone and of[^a1]in a Circumstance
Reluctant to be told
A spider on my reticence
deliberately[^a2]determinately[^a3]impertinently[^a4]Assiduously crawled

[^a1: of | of]

[^a2: deliberately | deliberately]

[^a3: determinately | determinately]

[^a4: impertinently | impertinently]

And so much more at Home than I
Immediately grew
I felt myself the[^a5]a visitor
And hastily[^a6]hurriedly withdrew

[^a5: the | the]

[^a6: hastily | hastily]

Revisiting my late abode
With articles of claim
I found it quietly assumed
for[^a7]As a Gymnasium
Where Tax asleep and Title off
The Peasants[^a8]inmates of the Air
Perpetual complacence[^a9]presumption took
As each were lawful[^a10]only[^a11]special Heir --
If any strike me on the street
I can return the Blow --
If any seize[^a12]take my property
According to the Law
The Statute is my Learned friend
But what redress can be
For an offense nor here nor there
So not in Equity --
That Larceny of time and mind
The marrow of the Day
By spider, or forbid it Lord
That I should specify.

[^a7: for | for]

[^a8: Peasants | Peasants]

[^a9: complacence | complacence]

[^a10: lawful | lawful]

[^a11: only | only]

[^a12: seize | seize]