Of all mankind[1302] most perfect wrought,
Tore off[1303] the mask that hid his face,
And, to my horror,[1304] in his place
Revealed a demon,[1305] blackest-hued,
Remorseless, pitiless, imbued
With all the wickedness that heart
Can hold, or shameless sin[1306] impart
The loving words to curses[1307] turned;
My fond advances all were spurned.[1308]
I soon became for him a thing