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Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of
the world.
Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of
the world.
The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
Modo he's called, and Mahu.
The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
Modo he's called, and Mahu.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
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.
Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here
he comes in the likeness of read more
Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here
he comes in the likeness of a Jew.
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
Talk of the devil, and his horns appear
And bid the devil take the hin'most.
And bid the devil take the hin'most.
Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.
Swings the scaly horror of his folded tail.
No, no! The devil is an egotist,
And is not apt, without why or wherefore,
"For God's read more
No, no! The devil is an egotist,
And is not apt, without why or wherefore,
"For God's sake," others to assist.
[Ger., Nein, nein! Der Teufel ist ein Egoist
Und thut nicht leicht um Gottes Willen,
Was einem Andern nutzlich ist.]
