Excerpt from The Devil's Visit: Why He Came, What He Said, Why He Left, and the Present He Sent, a Poem for the Times We plead old Satan's deluding temptation. We indulge pleasant vices, great and small, And make him the scape goat for them all; When the real truth is, I am bound to say, We usually meet him at least half way. Nay; frequently, when the longing is great, We go all the way, and don't for him wait. This being so, does not justice require That I should fully and fairly inquire, Before deciding this or that way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.