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“But when to sin our biased nature leans, The careful Devil is still at hand with means; And providently pimps for ill desires.”

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Author:John Dryden

“The setting is a worthy one, if the devil did desire to have a hand in the affairs of men.”

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Book:Hound of the Baskervilles

Source: Hound of the Baskervilles

“One starts gambling for a joke, out of curiosity, as a little challenge to fortune. One goes on, pricked to the quick by delusions, excited by vague desires that grow. Woe to you if you win anything - an AMBO, a small TERNO! It is all up with you, for your chance of winning seems certain. ... It is the devil's money going back to hell.”

Source: The Land of Cockayne (Matilde Serao) (Literary Thoughts Edition)