Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.

Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.

His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, not appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and read more

His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, not appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and th' excess
Of glory obscured.

The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.

The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.

Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; read more

Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand.

When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil
drives.)

When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil
drives.)

"I think if the devil doesn't exist, then man has created him.
He has created him in his own read more

"I think if the devil doesn't exist, then man has created him.
He has created him in his own image and likeness." "Just as man
created God, then?" observed Alyosha.

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor.

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor.

He will give the devil his due.

He will give the devil his due.

Accursed be he who plays with the devil.
[Ger., Verflucht wer mit dem Teufel spielt.]

Accursed be he who plays with the devil.
[Ger., Verflucht wer mit dem Teufel spielt.]