m the original leader. This image of an ¡°usurped town¡± makes an interesting metaphor for Satan¡¯s heist of a man¡¯s soul from God. It is the Christian belief that the human spirit, originally owned by God, is at a constant battle with the devil, who in turn provides perpetual temptation to which the Christians fall, and want God to mitigate. The speaker says, ¡°Labor to admit You, but Oh, to no end!¡± (6)
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