did i request thee, maker, from my clay to mould me man; did i solicit thee from to...
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Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay to mould me Man;
did I solicit thee from to darkness promoteme?
It was the of and that I desired to learn;
secrets HEAVEN earth
My were directed to the secrets of the world.
inquiries physical
After and of incredible labour, days nights
I became capable of bestowing
upon lifeless matter.animations
I thought a species would bless me as its and source;
many and excellent natures should owe their being to
newcreator
Me.happy
Alas!
I had turned loose into the world
a depraved wretch
whose delight was carnage misery!and
The
incessantly concerning him.
formof the
monster
wasforever
before
my eyesand
I raved
that it was the whom I had created.
I perceived as came nearer,
(sight tremendous and abhorred!)
wretch
“Wretched devil
extinguish the spark
you reproach me with your creation;
come on then,
which I so negligently bestowed.”
that I may
whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed.
“I expected this reception,”
said the demon.dem
on.
“All men the wretched; hate how, then, must I be hated,
who am beyond all living things!miserable
“Remember that I am thy creature;
I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel,
Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous.”
dem
on.
the
saidEverywhere I see bliss,bliss
bliss
blissbliss
bliss
from which I am irrevocably excludedaloneI was benevolent and good;
misery made me a Fiend.
or become the scourge of your fellow creatures and the author of your speedy
dem
on.said
the
On you whether I quit forever the neighborhood of man
and lead a
it rests,
harmless life
ruin.”
For the first time, I felt what the duties of a creator towards his
creature were.