 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...returned to folly with accelerated speed j fulfilling the eld popish distich: " When the Devil was sick, the Devil a Monk would be : " When the Devil got well, the devil a Monk was he !" * ( «d by his Sovereign for certain misdemeanors of which he had been guilty, he was brought from... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1809 - 410 pages
...returned to folly with accelerated speed ; fulfilling the old popish distich : " When the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be : When the devil got well, the, devil a monk was he!" When Struensee, prime minister of Denmark, had been disgraced and imprisoned for certain misdemeanors... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1869 - 1112 pages
...fright, and they thereupon commenced to make promises of instant amendment. " When the devil waa aick, the devil a monk would be ; When the devil got well, the devil a monk was he." The society went over to Ireland officially in order to hold a court in the City of Derry — an event... | |
 | Costard Sly - Boston (Mass.) - 1833 - 240 pages
...not look upon it as a FICTION. THE DEVI L'S FEVER: A POEM. BY HENRY WARING, ESQ. " When the Devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, When the devil got well, the devil a monk wai he." (Hit Hliyire THE DEVIL'S FEVER. ON hia brimstone* couch, in the dead of night, The DEVIL he... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1833 - 850 pages
...barrin' it was in him to do a good turn. He bring in Madam ! whew ! When the deril was sick, the Uevü a monk would be ; When the devil got well, the devil a monk was he. 'Ware the tripper-general ! First, after all his trippings, he trips me up the heels of gentle Georgy... | |
 | Costard Sly - Boston (Mass.) - 1833 - 238 pages
...look upon it as a FICTION. THE DEVI L'S FEVER: A POEM. BY HENRY WARING, ESQ.. " When the Devil was sick, the devil a monk would be. When the devil got well, the devil o monk was he." OH Rhyrxc. THE DEVIL'S FEVER. On his brimstone* couch, in the dead of night, The DEVIL... | |
 | Costard Sly (pseud.) - 1834 - 294 pages
...it as a FICTION. • eW . I . THE DEVIL'S FEVER: AI?©! BY HENRY WARING, Esa. «' When the Devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, When the devil got well, the devil a monk was lie," OM Rhyme. '! T THE DEVIL'S FEVER, ON his brimstone * couch, in the dead of night The DBVIL he... | |
 | Roger Quaint (pseud.) - 1841 - 270 pages
...reformation, that he laughed out-right, and began to chaunt the old popish saw, " When the devil was ill, The devil a monk would be ; When the devil got well, The devil a monk was he." only to plunge himself deeper into another ; for in his eagerness to seize his saucy page, his foot... | |
 | Mark Napier - Scotland - 1859 - 492 pages
...of Lord Russell's friends." The Bishop had enough to do, it would seem, to quiet hit own fear*. ' « When the Devil fell sick, the Devil a monk would be,...spoke to in any thing against my duty to the King. l I do beg of you that no discourse may be made of this, for it would look like a sneaking for somewhat... | |
 | Mark Napier - 1859 - 580 pages
...of Lord Russell's friends." The Bishop had enough to do, it would seem, to quiet kit oven fean. > " When the Devil fell sick, the Devil a monk would be,...that they knew I was not to be spoke to in any thing ago /»*? my duty to the King. l I do beg of you that no discourse mat be made of this, for it would... | |
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When the Devil was sick, the Devil a monk would be, — When the Devil got well, the Devil a monk was he. 
