Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONGS OF CREATION: 2, by HEINRICH HEINE


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SONGS OF CREATION: 2, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: To the devil spake the lord thus
Last Line: Thou canst nothing make, however.
Subject(s): Creation; Devil; God; Satan; Mephistopheles; Lucifer; Beelzebub


TO the devil spake the Lord thus:
Copies of myself I'm taking;
After sun come constellations,
After oxen, calves I'm making.

After lions with their furious
Paws, I'm making kittens curious,
After men come monkeys clever:
Thou canst nothing make, however.





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