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If the devil does not exist, and man has therefore created him, he has created him in his own image read more
If the devil does not exist, and man has therefore created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness
Nay then, let the devil wear black, for I'll have a suit of
sables.
Nay then, let the devil wear black, for I'll have a suit of
sables.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
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.
When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil
drives.)
When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil
drives.)
Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.
Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.
The infernal serpent; he it was whose guile,
Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceived
The mother read more
The infernal serpent; he it was whose guile,
Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceived
The mother of mankind.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
I call'd the devil, and he came,
And with wonder his form did I closely scan;
He read more
I call'd the devil, and he came,
And with wonder his form did I closely scan;
He is not ugly, and is not lame,
But really a handsome and charming man.
A man in the prime of life is the devil,
Obliging, a man of the world, and civil;
A diplomatist too, well skill'd in debate,
He talks quite glibly of church and state.