Devils cannot mend

An Emily Dickinson verse; as referenced from within the pictured 2010 Biography which, despite the title, is a wonderful volume:


The Devil - had he fidelity

THE DEVIL, had he fidelity,
Would be the finest friend—
Because he has ability,
But Devils cannot mend.

Perfidy is the virtue
That would he but resign,—
The Devil, so amended,
Were durably divine.

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Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886)

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