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The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.
The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.
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.
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.]
The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.
The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.
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.
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.
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 bane of all that dread the Devil!
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
