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The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
 The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
 Modo he's called, and Mahu.  
 The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
 Modo he's called, and Mahu. 
 Satan; so call him now, his former name
 Is heard no more in heaven.  
 Satan; so call him now, his former name
 Is heard no more in heaven. 
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
 From his brimstone bed, at break of day,
 A-walking the Devil is gone,
  To look at his read more 
 From his brimstone bed, at break of day,
 A-walking the Devil is gone,
  To look at his little snug farm of the world,
   And see how his stock went on. 
 I charge thee, Satan, housed within this man,
 To yield possession to my holy prayers,
  And to read more 
 I charge thee, Satan, housed within this man,
 To yield possession to my holy prayers,
  And to thy state of darkness hie thee straight.
   I conjure thee by all the saints in heaven. 
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
 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.]