Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.

Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, not appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and read more

His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, not appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and th' excess
Of glory obscured.

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.

Bid the Devil take the slowest.

Bid the Devil take the slowest.

Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
Also unto the devil sticks.
[Ger., Auch die Kultur, die read more

Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
Also unto the devil sticks.
[Ger., Auch die Kultur, die alle Welt beleckt,
Hat auf den Teufel sich erstreckt.]

The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.

The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.

"I think if the devil doesn't exist, then man has created him.
He has created him in his own read more

"I think if the devil doesn't exist, then man has created him.
He has created him in his own image and likeness." "Just as man
created God, then?" observed Alyosha.

Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.

Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.