AddressToTheDeil

addresstothedeil

oprince!ochiefofmanythronedpow'rs

thatledth'embattl'dseraphimtowar—

milton.

othou!whatevertitlesuitthee—

auldhornie,satan,nick,orclootie,

whainyoncaverngriman'sootie,

clos'dunderhatches,

spairgesaboutthebrunstanecootie,

toscaudpoorwretches!

hearme,auldhangie,forawee,

an'letpoordamnedbodiesbe;

i'msuresma'pleasureitcangie,

ev'ntoadeil,

toskelpan'scaudpoordogslikeme,

an'hearussqueel!

greatisthypow'ran'greatthyfame;

farken'dan'notedisthyname;

an'tho'yonlowin'heuch'sthyhame,

thoutravelsfar;

an'faith!thou'sneitherlagnorlame,

norblate,norscaur.

whiles,ranginglikearoarinlion,

forprey,a'holesandcornerstryin;

whiles,onthestrong-wind'dtempestflyin,

tirlinthekirks;

whiles,inthehumanbosompryin,

unseenthoulurks.

i'veheardmyrev'rendgrauniesay,

inlanelyglensyeliketostray;

orwhereauldruin'dcastlesgrey

nodtothemoon,

yefrightthenightlywand'rer'sway,

wi'eldritchcroon.

whentwilightdidmygrauniesummon,

tosayherpray'rs,douse,honestwoman!

aft'yontthedykeshe'sheardyoubummin,

wi'eeriedrone;

or,rustlin,thro'theboortreescomin,

wi'heavygroan.

aedreary,windy,winternight,

thestarsshotdownwi'sklentinlight,

wi'you,mysel'igatafright,

ayontthelough;

ye,likearash-buss,stoodinsight,

wi'wavin'sough.

thecudgelinmynievedidshake,

eachbrist'ldhairstoodlikeastake,

whenwi'aneldritch,stoor“quaick,quaick,”

amangthesprings,