Canto CIX. The Praises Of Truth.
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Valmiki and Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
E'en as I rose to speak with thee,
The fit occasion came
That bade me use the atheist's plea
To turn thee from thine aim.
The atheist creed I disavow,
Unsay the words of sin,
And use the faithful's language now
Thy favour, Prince, to win.”