The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.

The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.

The spirit that I have seen
May be a devil, and the devil hath power
T' assume read more

The spirit that I have seen
May be a devil, and the devil hath power
T' assume a pleasing shape, yea, and perhaps
Out of my weakness and my melancholy,
As he is very potent with such spirits,
Abuses me to damn me.

Therefore it behooveth hire a full long spoon
That shal ete with a feend.

Therefore it behooveth hire a full long spoon
That shal ete with a feend.

And bid the devil take the hin'most.

And bid the devil take the hin'most.

If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say.

If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say.

No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but read more

No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but he suffers from it.

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

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.

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.