Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

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.

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.

If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say.

If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say.

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.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you.

Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

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.

The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.

The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.