"Old nick" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... small stones, which lay littered in front of the cave, and commenced a fusillade. It had such good results, that a few seconds later, the three horses were plunging off along the bottom of the gully as if Old Nick himself ...
— The Border Boys Across the Frontier • Fremont B. Deering
... thet thar scare That cum on Spense—tho', reely, I'll allus hold it was a shine Of thet thar pooty Deely: Thar's them es holds thro' thin an' thick, 'Twas a friendly visit from Old Nick. ...
— Old Spookses' Pass • Isabella Valancy Crawford
... mean the little mouse flying in the air, The ladies so fear that may get into their hair, But the dangerous brick bat, so much worse than that, Nobody can wear it that isn't a "flat," And then don't forget it is one of Old Nick's Diabolical methods of playing his tricks On foolish young men who become "perfect bricks;" He don't give the hint until after ...
— The Universal Reciter - 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems • Various
... a sign they take no more care of their souls than of their country, and so both one and t'other go to old Nick." ...
— Evelina • Fanny Burney
... came Henry Delance, who grew up with me here and went to Pittsburg in his early twenties and made a fortune in the coal and iron business. His grandfather was old Nick Delance, a blacksmith; and his father owned a farm on the hills and made a bare living for himself and a large family. They had been simple, hard-working, honest people. I helped Henry to buy the old place, and, as we stood together on the hilltop, ...
— 'Charge It' - Keeping Up With Harry • Irving Bacheller
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