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The bane of all that dread the Devil!
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
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.
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
No, no! The devil is an egotist,
And is not apt, without why or wherefore,
"For God's read more
No, no! The devil is an egotist,
And is not apt, without why or wherefore,
"For God's sake," others to assist.
[Ger., Nein, nein! Der Teufel ist ein Egoist
Und thut nicht leicht um Gottes Willen,
Was einem Andern nutzlich ist.]
Here is the devil-and-all to pay.
Here is the devil-and-all to pay.
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.
