'd one lisped;
Despotic sway all subjects curs'd
When Hell was new and Earth unborn:
Now souls of man in torture sing,
Each Idol's glyph by damn'd one's kiss'd.
Who then shall say who is the worst,
A vyper's brood or man forsworn?

Transcriber's Notes:

Spelling has not been altered from the original.

The misprint "mournfnl" on page 31 has been corrected to "mournful."

The unmatched parenthesis on page 76 is presented as in the original.

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