Completely One
The Devil and I had a chat This morning in my snuggery; Trying to catch me in a lapse, 'Tell me', he said beseechingly, 'Among the many charming things Of which her body is composed That make her so enrapturing, Among the objects, black or rose, Which is the sweetest.' 0 my soul! You foiled the Tempter with these words: 'Since all is solace in the whole No single thing may be preferred. I can't, when all is ravishing, Say some one thing seduces me. She is the Daybreak's dazzling, The Night's consoling sympathy. And the exquisite government The harmony her grace affords, Makes analytics impotent To note its numerous accords. O mystic metamorphoses In me, my senses all confused! She makes a music when she breathes, Sounds of her voice are sweet perfumes!'
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