From a far holier influence than he finds
Within these sad and silent solitudes.
Faus. Strange sentiments from such as thou!
Meph.For that
We devils, as you Churchmen please to call us,
Are not the simple folk you take us for;
We are shrewd fellows in our homely way,
And look facts in the face. I know a maid,
A fair and gentle girl—the pink and bloom
Of all that’s loveliest in maidenhood,