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Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
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 is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
Bid the Devil take the slowest.
I charge thee, Satan, housed within this man,
To yield possession to my holy prayers,
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I charge thee, Satan, housed within this man,
To yield possession to my holy prayers,
And to thy state of darkness hie thee straight.
I conjure thee by all the saints in heaven.
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.
The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.
The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.
The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.
