THE INVOCATION

(_Prière_)

Glory to thee, Duke Satan. Reign

O'er kings and lordly state.

Prince of the Powers of the Air

And Hell; most desolate,

Dreaming Thy long, remorseful dreams

And reveries of hate!

O let me lie near thee, and sleep

Beneath the ancient Tree

Of Knowledge, which shall shadow thee

Beelzebub, and me!

While Temples of strange sins upon

Thy brows shall builded be.

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