Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Flame, Salamander!
Inward, spirally flowing, Gurgle, Undine! Gleam in meteoric splendor, Airy Queen! Thy homely help render, Incubus! Incubus! Forth and end the charm for us! No kingdom of Nature Resides in the creature. He lies there grinning--'tis clear, my charm Has done the monster no mite of harm. I'll try, for thy curing, Stronger adjuring. Art thou a jail-bird, A runaway hell-bird? This sign,[13] then--adore it! They tremble before it All through the dark dwelling. His hair is bristling--his body swelling. Reprobate creature! Canst read his nature? The Uncreated, Ineffably Holy, With Deity mated, Sin's victim lowly? |
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