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Mephistophelean [from the Atlantic Monthly for April]

"Mephistophelean [from the Atlantic Monthly for April]." New-York Saturday Press. 21 Apr. 1866: 4, 5.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
commentary
Abstract: 

The speaker addresses a nearby woman, warning her of Mephistopheles. He is the only character from Faust that exists on the world stage, and the speaker hopes Mephistopheles does not ensnare people like he did Faust.