Of Many a Smutch’d Deed Reminiscent

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Of Many a Smutch’d Deed Reminiscent

Full of wickedness, I⁠—of many a smutch’d deed reminiscent⁠—of worse deeds capable,

Yet I look composedly upon nature, drink day and night the joys of life, and await death with perfect equanimity,

Because of my tender and boundless love for him I love and because of his boundless love for me.