Give the explanation of last two stanza of the poem "The Snail" by William Cowper.
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William Cowper's 'The Snail' focuses on the snail. The snail seems to have grown with his house, i.e. shell and it easily sticks to leaf, grass, fruit or wall. On a slight touch, it shrinks and hides in its house for security. This way he also saves itself from other dangers as well. He is a loner and likes to be himself. He leads a life of a hermit ecstatically. The one who tries to seek a snail must be worse than a blind.
The last two stanzas of the poem "The Snail" explain the way the snail leads its life. The snail has no friend in need, only food to eat when he gets some. His life is like a hermit, he remains inside his shell, which is, his home. But in his home, he wouldn't be able to see his family, nor anything except darkness.