And bid the devil take the hin'most.

Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick (Though he gave his name to our Old Nick).

God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.

Quoth Hudibras, I smell a rat; Ralpho, thou dost prevaricate.

For now the field is not far off Where we must give the world a proof Of deeds, not words.

He was in Logic, a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in Analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side.