There thousands to the evil Spirit hie,

And many a riddle there he will untie.

Mephistopheles.

Yes: and for every knot he disentangles,

He’ll make another to produce new wrangles.

Let the great world rant and riot,

We’ll know to house us here in quiet;

In the great world ’tis a sanctioned plan,

Each makes a little world the best he can.

Look there; you see young witches without cover,