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Poem
August 11, 1859
The Perrysburg Journal
Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
What is this article about?
The poem describes various types of devils in the world, culminating in a condemnation of the hypocritical religious devil who uses faith to hide guilt and betray others as the worst.
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Full Text
There are many devils that walk this world,
Devils great and devils small:
Devils with tails and devils without,
Devils who whisper, devils who shout,
Devils who mystify, devils who teach,
Devils who pray and devils who preach;
But the lying devil, who takes his perch
On the higher seat in the highest church.
And makes his religion the means and ends
For concealing his guilt and betraying his friends,
And affects a devotion his soul abhors,
His morality squaring by statute laws,
Is the shabbiest devil of all.
Devils great and devils small:
Devils with tails and devils without,
Devils who whisper, devils who shout,
Devils who mystify, devils who teach,
Devils who pray and devils who preach;
But the lying devil, who takes his perch
On the higher seat in the highest church.
And makes his religion the means and ends
For concealing his guilt and betraying his friends,
And affects a devotion his soul abhors,
His morality squaring by statute laws,
Is the shabbiest devil of all.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Devils
Hypocrisy
Religion
Church
Lying Devil
Moral Critique
Poem Details
Subject
Critique Of Religious Hypocrisy
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
But The Lying Devil, Who Takes His Perch
On The Higher Seat In The Highest Church.
And Makes His Religion The Means And Ends
For Concealing His Guilt And Betraying His Friends,
Is The Shabbiest Devil Of All.