...Robert Peel) to the prince of darkness; but 1 cannot help reminding the House of an old couplet— " The devil was sick, the devil a saint would be ; The devil got well, the devil a saint was he.'' I will forget for a moment the particular concerns and interests...

...dangerons fever, hemade great protestations how good he wo*ld be if God would please to restore him ; but, " The Devil was sick, the Devil a Saint would...be; The Devil was well, the Devil a Saint was he." After his recovery, he turned Projector, and then Picture seller, and then Rake-hell ; and, I hear,...

...upon God to forgive and spare him, promising, if his prayers were heard, to lead a different life ; but, " The devil was sick, the devil a saint would...be, The devil was well, the devil a saint was he." He recovered, and as if ashamed of what he seemed to consider a weakness, became worse than ever, and...

...philosophy when they wish to retain their monopoly of Catholic eyes and ears. According to that proverb, " The Devil was sick, The Devil a saint would be ; The Devil grew well, The devil a saint was he." The penitent priest adopts, in his extremity, Protestant diet,...

...of his reformation, he was ordered out to carry a candle and march in the rear of the procession. " The devil was sick, the devil a saint would be, The devil got well, the devil a saint was he " — held good in this instance, for the same evening Cross saw...

...Toetaiter. DEVIATION. ' To what gulfs A single deviation from the track Of human duties leads. Byron. DEVIL. The devil was sick, the devil a saint would be ; The devil was well, the devil a saint was he. Rabelais, Tv 24. The devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape. Sh. Eam. n. 2. He will give the devil...

...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 saint would be : The devil grew well, the devil a saint was he." CHAPTEE XV. HEALTHY HOMES. " The best security for civilization...

...Reform in order to gaiu ascendency. Bat the American people remember the trite adage that when — "The devil was sick, the devil a saint would be; The devil got well, the devil a saint was he." Now no man can put his finger on a single project of reform that...

...simple prevention. The educated sanitary adviser must nevertheless be prepared for disappointment. " The devil was sick, the devil a saint would be ; The devil was well, the devil a saint was he." This is quite true of men, as it is reported to have been of the so-called Prince of the Dark Regions....

...Winchcombe, in the thirteenth century, we may perhaps find the origin of those well-known lines : — " The devil was sick, the devil a saint would be, The devil got well, the devil a saint was he ! " Then there was a dispute between the Abbot of Winchcombe and...