 | William Biggs - 1755 - 472 sider
...at Mttz \ to which the two following Lines were humoroufly adapted. : < *' When the Devil was fkk, the Devil a Monk " would be ; - • " When the Devil was well, the Devil a Monk «« was he." IN this Situation I (hall leave the Affairs of Germany this Campaign, and take the Tour of Italy. FRANCE... | |
 | 1794 - 488 sider
...the sun and summer of plenty returns, I shall shed my coat like a colt.. " When the devil was ill, the devil a monk would be; " When the devil was well, the devil a monk was he." [ Exeunt. SCENE II.— .4 Convent. Enter ABBESS Abbess. Only, daughter, consider to what tempta« tion... | |
 | Samuel Foote - 1799 - 460 sider
...the fun and fummer of plenty returns, I fiiull fhed my coat like a colt. " When the devil was ill, the devil a monk would be ; " When the devil was well, the devil a monk was he." [Exeunt. [The fceoes at the convent fucceeded, as in the Trip to Calais; and the ait ended with no... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 sider
...returned, than they have 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... | |
 | 1806 - 448 sider
...This is good advice, hut we cannot help recollecting that " When the devil was sick The devil a msnk would be; When the devil was well, The devil a monk was he." FROM THE PERRONIANA. " I observed one day to the duke of Mantua, who said the jester whom he retained... | |
 | sir John Carr - 1807 - 538 sider
...plan of conduct which you promise to do whilst you are labouring under a fit of the gravel, gout, cw stone." When the Devil was sick • The Devil a monk-...from the immortal Rubens having been born here in 1C40 : the house in which he resided is still preserved and exhibited with great pride ta strangers.... | |
 | Samuel Foote - 1809 - 578 sider
...the fun and fummer of plenty returns, I fhall fhed my coat like a colt. " When the devil was ill , the devil a monk would be ; •' When the devil was well, the devil a monk was he." [Exeunt. • [I7;efcenes at tk* Convent fucceeded, as in the The Trip to Calais ; and the Afl ended... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 sider
...returned, than they have 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1816 - 382 sider
...unabashed convalescent. " Ye ken, Elshie, for they VOL. I. F say ye are weel acquent with the gentleman, ' When the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be,...When the devil was well, the devil a monk was he.' " '' Thou say'st true," said the Solitary ; " as well divide a wolf from his appetite for carnage,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - 584 sider
...1649) nulled the proclamation for the observation of the former; all which verifieth the old verses, " When the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be;...When the devil was well, the devil a monk was he." George Fox, the father of the Quakers, observes upon their fasts in general, " That both in the time... | |
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When the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, When the devil was well, the devil a monk was he. 
