Again he turned to her with softened feeling,
"Dear shattered idol of this heart" he cried,
"I cannot curse _thee_, e'en thou art sealing
"The cruel doom that bans me from thy side.
"No! No! a blessing from my soul is stealing,
"Nerved by a power that will not be denied,
"So be thou blessed, charm'd against all evil,
"An angel still, though wedded to a devil."