"For as the torture grim Seized on each withered limb The writhing dame Mid fire and flame Yelled forth this curse on him 'Each lord of Ruddigore Despite his best endeavor Shall do one crime or more Once, every day, forever. This doom he can't defy However he may try For should he stay his hand, that day In torture he shall die!'"
—"Sir Rupert Murgatroyd, His Leisure and His Riches", Ruddigore
