 | Ida von Düringsfeld, Otto von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld - 1875 - 658 pagine
...de dnivel ziek is, wil hij herein iet worden. Wenn der Teufel krank M, will er Emtiedler werden. (B. The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he! Der Teufel war krank, der Teufel vollC ein Mönch »ein; Der Teufel war wohl, den Teufel wollt' er... | |
 | James Allan Mair - 1873 - 222 pagine
...in his ain diocese. S. The deil's aye kind to his ain. S. The deil's no sae black as he's ca'd. S. The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil grew well, the devil a monk was he.* E. The devil is always prepared to see company. A. The devil is... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 pagine
...to catch larks if ever the heavens should fall. Booh\. Ch. 1I. I 'll go his halves. Booh iv. Ch. 23. The Devil was sick, the Devil a monk would be ; The Devil was well, the Devil a monk was he. Booh iv. Ch. 24. THOMAS TUSSER. 1523-1580. FIVE HUNDRED POINTS OF GOOD HUSBANDRY. Time tries the troth... | |
 | Henry Kernot - 1874 - 50 pagine
...siècle ou nous sommes. Convenons que le Diable est meilleur que les hommes." — Col. de Piancy. 1 HE devil was sick, the devil a monk would be : The devil was well, the devil a monk -was he." —Rabelais. "Г* VsULTURE, which renders man less like an ape. Has also licked ihe devil into shape."... | |
 | Ida Reinsberg-Düringsfeld (baronin von) - 1875 - 664 pagine
...duivel ziek is, wil hij heremiet worden. Wenn der Teufel krank ist, will er Einsiedler werden. en. The devil was sick , the devil a monk would be; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he! Der Teufel war krank, der Teufel wollt' ein Mönch »ein,- 73er Teufel '.car wohl, den Teufel wollt'... | |
 | 1875 - 466 pagine
...occurs in Campbell's Pleasure of Hope, (1799) Part I. To Rabelais, (1483-1553) is accredited the couplet "The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he." It is found in Rabelais's Works, Vol. II, Book IV, Ch. 24. "Better late than never," is from "An Habitation... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 pagine
...knoweth not how the other half liveth. Book ii. CA. 32, ad fin. I'll go his halves. Book iv. CA. 23. The Devil was sick, the Devil a monk would be ; The Devil was well, the Devil a monk was he. Boot iv. CA. 24. THOMAS TUSSER. f 1523-1580. FIVE HUNDRED POINTS OF GOOD HUSBANDRY. Time tries the... | |
 | Craufurd Tait Ramage - 1875 - 646 pagine
...Passato el pencólo, gabbato el santo.'* He is resolved to make good the Lombnrdic proverb : — " The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil was well, the devil a monk wa» he." RACINE. BORN AD 1630— DIED AD 1099. JEAN RACINE, a celebrated dramatic writer, born at... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1876 - 318 pagine
...recovered his health, he forgot to subscribe for " The Navvy's Home," and the scheme fell to the ground. The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be : The devil was well, the devil a monk was he." CHAPTER XIV. HEALTHY HOMES. " The heat security for civilization is the dwelling." — B. DISRAKM.... | |
 | Patrick Henry Woodward - 1876 - 596 pagine
...adversity; but if so, he certainly made a great mistake in applying the precedent. "The devil w»s sick, the devil a monk would be: The devil was well, the devil a monk was he." " I believe, after all," resumed the officer, taking a final draught of coffee, which restored his... | |
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The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be ; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he. 
