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How are thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the read more
How are thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the
nations!
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
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.
Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; read more
Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand.
And bid the devil take the hin'most.
And bid the devil take the hin'most.
Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.
Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.
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.