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The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil
drives.)
When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil
drives.)
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
This is a devil, and no monster. I will leave him; I have no
long spoon.
This is a devil, and no monster. I will leave him; I have no
long spoon.
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
Incens'd with indignation Satan stood
Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd,
That fires the length of Ophiucus read more
Incens'd with indignation Satan stood
Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd,
That fires the length of Ophiucus huge
In th' artic sky, and from his horrid hair
Shakes pestilence and war.
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.
