 | The collected works of Ambrose Bierce |  |
[Old Nick was summoned to the skies]
Old Nick was summoned to the skies.
Said Peter: “Your intentions
Are good, but you lack enterprise
Concerning new inventions.
Said Peter: “Your intentions
Are good, but you lack enterprise
Concerning new inventions.
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“Now, broiling is an ancient plan
Of torment, but I hear it
Reported that the frying-pan
Sears best the wicked spirit.
Of torment, but I hear it
Reported that the frying-pan
Sears best the wicked spirit.
“Go get one—fill it up with fat—
Fry sinners brown and good in't.”
“I know a trick worth two o' that,”
Said Nick—“I'll cook their food in't.”
Fry sinners brown and good in't.”
“I know a trick worth two o' that,”
Said Nick—“I'll cook their food in't.”
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