"Yes," in his better moments, he replied,
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"Of sinful avarice and the spirit's pride;—
While yet untempted, I was safe and well;
Temptation came; I reason'd, and I fell.
To be man's guide and glory I design'd,
A rare example for our sinful kind;
But now my weakness and my guilt I see,
And am a warning—man, be warn'd by me!"
He said, and saw no more the human face;