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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.
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.
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.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you.
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
Here is the devil-and-all to pay.
Here is the devil-and-all to pay.
He will give the devil his due.
He will give the devil his due.
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.
