HE sallied forth the beauteous belle to seek,

And found her as he wished:—complying-meek;

Indulged in blisses, and most happy proved,

Save that the devil always round him moved.

Whatever rose within the whirl of thought

He now commanded:—quickly it was brought;

And when he ordered palaces to rise,

Or raging tempests to pervade the skies,

The devil instantly obeyed his will,

And what he asked was done with wondrous skill.