Careful Words

without (?.)

But thousands die without or this or that,—

Die, and endow a college or a cat.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Moral Essays. Epistle iii. Line 95.

Abide with me from morn till eve,

For without Thee I cannot live;

Abide with me when night is nigh,

For without Thee I dare not die.

John Keble (1792-1866): Evening.

Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor;

And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.

William Cowper (1731-1800): The Task. Book v. The Winter Morning Walk. Line 905.

Wedlock, indeed, hath oft compared been

To public feasts, where meet a public rout,—

Where they that are without would fain go in,

And they that are within would fain go out.

Sir John Davies (1570-1626): Contention betwixt a Wife, etc.