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Address to the Devil

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The poem is also skeptical of the Devil's existence and of his intentions to punish sinners for all
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This article related to a poem from the UK or its predecessor states is a
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as a contrast with the first two lines of the poem itself:
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This contrasts with the views contained in works such as
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The Poetical Works of Janet Little, The Scotch Milkmaid
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Index

Address to the Deil
list of references
related reading
external links
inline citations
improve
introducing
Learn how and when to remove this message
Scottish
Robert Burns
Mossgiel
1785
Kilmarnock volume
1786
Devil
Presbyterian Church
Milton's
Paradise Lost
Satan
Alexander Pope's
The Dunciad
Habbie stanza
rhyme scheme
Death and Doctor Hornbook
eternity
The Holy Tulzie
ISBN
0-14-042382-6
ISBN
0-631-23199-4

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