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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.]
Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel
Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it
shall bring him to the king of terrors.
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it
shall bring him to the king of terrors.
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
I call'd the devil, and he came,
And with wonder his form did I closely scan;
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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.
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.
I often laugh at Satan, and there is nothing that makes him so angry as when I attack him to read more
I often laugh at Satan, and there is nothing that makes him so angry as when I attack him to his face, and tell him that through God I am more than a match for him
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
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.