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[No wily fiend, by magic spell]

Saul perceived that it was Samuel. —xxviii. 14.

No wily fiend, by magic spell
Evoked from his infernal cell,
To personate the prophet true,
But Samuel's self appears in view;

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To make the prostrate king relent,
Humbly accept his punishment,
To warn him of his instant doom,
But not denounce the wrath to come.