 | Alexander Hislop - 1868 - 378 pagine
...followers of Graham of Claverhouse were on affectionate terms with the favourites of Ihe Evil One. The deil was sick, the deil a monk wad be ; the deil grew hale, syne deil a monk was he. Meaning that promises of amendment made on a sick-bed are seldom kept. " All criminals preach under... | |
 | 1868 - 820 pagine
...langtitbat, monachiti lune tue voltbal, Dmmon convolali, diemon uí ante fuit. And as wittily Englished : ' The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil was wel!, the devil a monk was he.' " Pithy sentences, flavoring divinity with wit, and not 'without an... | |
 | John Spencer - 1868 - 600 pagine
...darnon, monachus tune esse volebat, Convaluit damon, monachus tune esse nolebat. Well Englished :— The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, The devil got well, the devil a monk was he. Nor like unto many now-a-days, that if God's hand do but lie somewhat... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pagine
...hoped to catch larks if ever the heavens should fall. ibid. I 'll go his halves. Booh it. Ch. xxiii. The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, The devil was well, the devil a monk was he. Booh iv. Ck. xxiv. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES. 1547-1616. EVERY one is the son of his own works. Don Quixote.... | |
 | Walter Keating Kelly - 1869 - 252 pagine
...not princes who ride with the emperor " (Duteh).7 The chamber of sickness is the chapel of devotion. The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil grew well, the devil a monk was he ! s " All criminals turn preachers when they are under the gallows"... | |
 | John Spencer - 1869 - 610 pagine
...emon, monachus tune esse volebat, Convaluit doemon, monachus tune esse nolebat. Well Englished :— The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, The devil got well, the devil a monk was he. Nor like unto many now-a-days, that if God's hand do but lie somewhat... | |
 | Alexander Hislop (publisher) - 1870 - 378 pagine
...followers of Graham of Claverhouse were on affectionate terms with the favourites of the Evil One. The deil was sick, the deil a monk wad be ; the deil grew hale, syne deil a monk was he. Meaning that promises of amendment made on a sick-bed are seldom kept. " All criminals preach under... | |
 | Walter Keating Kelly - 1861 - 256 pagine
...not princes who ride with the emperor' (Dutch).' The chamber of sickness is the chapel of devotion. The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil grew well, the devil a monk was he ! 8 " All criminals turn preachers when they are under the gallows... | |
 | A. Hoppe - 1871 - 504 pagine
...TCR II, p. 289. — SBP II, p. 162. — The Gamesters (by Shirley and Jonsoti, altered by Garrick): The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he ( , he was not, f. obcn).. — 8) POLL DF.VIL PCLL BAKER. (Sin Snabenfyiel. 2>ic Snaben ftcfjen, in... | |
 | A. Hoppe - 1871 - 516 pagine
...SBP II, p. 162. — The Gamesters (by Shirlei/ and Jonson, altered by Garrick): The devil was siek, the devil a monk would be; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he ( he was not, f. obcn). — 8) POLL DEVIL PULL BAKER. (Sin Jtnabcnfyicl. Sic finabcn ftcljcn, in jipci... | |
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The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he. 
