 The spirit that I have seen May be the devil : and the devil hath power To 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: I'll have grounds More relative...  Select British Classics - Pagina 2631803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | British essayists - 1802 - 244 pagina’s
...promontory,' &c. And, indeed, he expressly delineates his own charac. ter as of the kind abovementioned, when, hesitating on the evidence of his uncle's villany,...have seen May be the Devil, and the Devil hath power T' assume a pleasing shape; yea, and. perhaps, Oui of my "Weakness and my rnelacichofy, Abuses me to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 260 pagina’s
...promontory,* &c. And, indeed, he expressly delineates his own character as of the kind abovementioned, when, hesitating on the evidence of his uncle's villany,...have seen May be the Devil, and the Devil hath power T' assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps 1 Oat of my weakness and my melancholy, Abuses me to damn... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 448 pagina’s
...character as of the kind above-mentioned, when, hesitating on the evidence of his uncle's villainy, he says, " The spirit that I have seen May be the Devil, and the Devil hath power T' assume a pleasing shape ; yea, and perhaps, Out of my weakness and my melancholy, Abuses me to damn... | |
 | William Richardson - 1812 - 468 pagina’s
...mine uncle. I'll observe his looks ; I'll tent him to the quick ; if he do blench, I know my course. The spirit that I have seen, May be the devil ; and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape ; yea, and, perhaps, Out of my weakness, and my melancholy, (As he is very... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 350 pagina’s
...uncle. I'll observe his looks; I'll tent him to the quick ; if he but blench, I know my course. This spirit that I have Seen, May be the 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... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 pagina’s
...uncle, fll observe his looks; I'll tent him to the quick ; if he but blench, . I know my course. This spirit that I have seen, May be the 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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1817 - 708 pagina’s
...with admirable self-consciousness, the vacillation of his will, and the tendency of his temper : — " The spirit that I have seen May be the Devil, and the Devil hath power T5 assume a pleasing shape ; yea, and perhaps, Out of my weakness and my melancholy, — Abuses me... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 358 pagina’s
...promontory,' &c. And, indeed, he expressly delineates his own character as of the kind above-mentioned, when, hesitating on the evidence of his uncle's villany,...have seen May be the Devil, and the Devil hath power T* assume a pleasing shape ; yea, and perhaps, Out of my weakness and my melanclioly, Abuses me to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1819 - 502 pagina’s
...mine uncle: I'll observe his looks; I'll tent him to the quick; if he but blench,0 I know my course. The spirit, that I have seen, May be the devil: and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape ; yea, and, perhaps, Out of my weakness, and my melancholy, (As he is very... | |
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