The Devil
The Devil whispers despair, despair, despair
Be warned:
The Devil does not offer
Temptations of earthly treasures or
A feast of carnal pleasures
Instead he whispers
Despair, despair, despair
The Number of the Beast is 666, object 1 (Butlin 522), 1805. Watercolor, 41.2 x 33.5 cm. Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William Blake
That is why
On the gates of Hell is writ:
‘abandon all hope, ye who enter here’
Gustave Doré ’s illustration to Dante’s Inferno. Plate VIII: Canto III: The gate of Hell.