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The term "satan" has been searched for 183 times before on Poetry Connection. The first time was on November 17th, 2004.

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1. William Blake

Poems

1. 423. Epigram on the Laird of Laggan - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1793. Read 593 times on Poetry Connection.

WHEN Morine, deceas’d, to the Devil went down,
’Twas nothing would serve him but Satan’s own crown;
“Thy fool’s head,” quoth Satan, “that crown shall wear never,
I grant thou’rt as wicked, but not quite so... (Read full poem)

2. 279. Epigram on Francis Grose the Antiquary - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1789. Read 621 times on Poetry Connection.

THE DEVIL got notice that Grose was a-dying
So whip! at the summons, old Satan came flying;
But when he approached where poor Francis lay moaning,
And saw each bed-post with its burthen a-groaning,
Astonish’d, confounded, cries... (Read full poem)

3. True and False Comforts - written by William Cowper
Read 478 times on Poetry Connection.

O God, whose favorable eye,
The sin-sick soul revives,
Holy and heavenly is the joy
Thy shining presence gives.

Not such as hypocrites suppose,
Who with a graceless heart
Taste not of Thee, but drink a dose,
Prepared by Satan's... (Read full poem)

4. 167. Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, Schoolmaster - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1787. Read 745 times on Poetry Connection.

HERE lie Willie Michie’s banes;
  O Satan, when ye tak him,
Gie him the schulin o’ your weans,
  For clever deils he’ll mak them!(Read full poem)

5. 478. Epigram on a Suicide - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1794. Read 1288 times on Poetry Connection.

EARTH’D up, here lies an imp o’ hell,
  Planted by Satan’s dibble;
Poor silly wretch, he’s damned himsel’,
  To save the Lord the trouble.(Read full poem)

6. 35. Epitaph on William Hood, Senior - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1784. Read 754 times on Poetry Connection.

HERE Souter Hood in death does sleep;
  To hell if he’s gane thither,
Satan, gie him thy gear to keep;
  He’ll haud it weel thegither.(Read full poem)

7. 178. Impromptu on Carron Iron Works - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1787. Read 988 times on Poetry Connection.

WE cam na here to view your warks,
  In hopes to be mair wise,
But only, lest we gang to hell,
  It may be nae surprise:
But when we tirl’d at your door
  Your porter dought na hear us;
Sae may, shou’d we to Hell’s yetts come,
  Your... (Read full poem)

8. To The Accuser Who is The God of This World - written by William Blake
Read 605 times on Poetry Connection.

Truly My Satan thou art but a Dunce
And dost not know the Garment from the Man
Every Harlot was a Virgin once
Nor canst thou ever change Kate into Nan

Tho thou art Worship'd by the Names Divine 
Of Jesus & Jehovah thou art still
The Son of... (Read full poem)

9. The Immortals - written by Isaac Rosenberg
Read 1077 times on Poetry Connection.

I killed them, but they would not die. 
Yea! all the day and all the night 
For them I could not rest or sleep, 
Nor guard from them nor hide in flight. 

Then in my agony I turned 
And made my hands red in their gore. 
In vain - for faster... (Read full poem)

10. Holy Sonnet II: As Due By Many Titles I Resign - written by John Donne
Read 694 times on Poetry Connection.

As due by many titles I resign
My self to Thee, O God; first I was made
By Thee, and for Thee, and when I was decayed
Thy blood bought that, the which before was Thine;
I am Thy son, made with Thy Self to shine,
Thy servant, whose pains Thou hast... (Read full poem)

11. 348. Song—I hae been at Crookieden - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1791. Read 472 times on Poetry Connection.

I HAE been at Crookieden,
  My bonie laddie, Highland laddie,
Viewing Willie and his men,
  My bonie laddie, Highland laddie.
There our foes that burnt and slew,
  My bonie laddie, Highland laddie,
There, at last, they gat their due,
  My bonie... (Read full poem)

12. My Childhood God - written by Robert William Service
From Carols of an Old Codger. Read 748 times on Poetry Connection.

When I was small the Lord appeared
         Unto my mental eye
A gentle giant with a beard
         Who homed up in the sky.
But soon that vasty vision blurred,
         And faded in the end,
Till God is just another word
         I cannot... (Read full poem)

13. Retirement - written by William Cowper
Read 3492 times on Poetry Connection.

Far from the world, O Lord, I flee,
From strife and tumult far;
From scenes where Satan wages still
His most successful war.

The calm retreat, the silent shade,
With prayer and praise agree;
And seem, by Thy sweet bounty made,
For those who... (Read full poem)

14. Prayer for Children - written by William Cowper
Read 941 times on Poetry Connection.

Gracious Lord, our children see,
By Thy mercy we are free;
But shall these, alas! remain
Subjects still of Satan's reign?
Israel's young ones, when of old
Pharaoh threaten'd to withhold,
Then Thy messenger said, "No;
Let the children also... (Read full poem)

15. Grace and Providence - written by William Cowper
Read 557 times on Poetry Connection.

Almighty King! whose wondrous hand
Supports the weight of sea and land;
Whose grace is such a boundless store,
No heart shall break that sighs for more.

Thy providence supplies my food,
And 'tis Thy blessing makes it good;
My soul is... (Read full poem)

16. Holy Sonnet XV: Wilt Thou Love God, As He Thee? Then Digest - written by John Donne
Read 670 times on Poetry Connection.

Wilt thou love God, as he thee? Then digest,
My soul, this wholesome meditation,
How God the Spirit, by angels waited on
In heaven, doth make his Temple in thy breast.
The Father having begot a Son most blest,
And still begetting, (for he ne'er be... (Read full poem)

17. The Happy Change - written by William Cowper
Read 509 times on Poetry Connection.

How bless'd Thy creature is, O God,
When with a single eye,
He views the lustre of Thy Word,
The dayspring from on high!

Through all the storms that veil the skies
And frown on earthly things,
The Sun of Righteousness he eyes,
With healing... (Read full poem)

18. 309. Verses on Captain Grose - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1790. Read 1011 times on Poetry Connection.

KEN ye aught o’ Captain Grose?—Igo, and ago,
If he’s amang his friends or foes?—Iram, coram, dago.
 

Is he to Abra’m’s bosom gane?—Igo, and ago,
Or haudin Sarah by the wame?—Iram, coram dago.
 

Is he south... (Read full poem)

19. Exhortation to Prayer - written by William Cowper
Read 586 times on Poetry Connection.

What various hindrances we meet
In coming to a mercy seat!
Yet who that knows the worth of prayer,
But wishes to be often there?

Prayer makes the darken'd cloud withdraw,
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw,
Gives exercise to faith and... (Read full poem)

20. The House of Prayer - written by William Cowper
Read 443 times on Poetry Connection.

(Mark, xi.17)

Thy mansion is the Christian's heart,
O Lord, Thy dwelling place secure!
Bid the unruly throng depart,
And leave the consecrated door.

Devoted as it is to Thee,
A thievish swarm frequents the place,
They steal away my hopes... (Read full poem)

21. The Death and Last Confession of Wandering Peter - written by Hilaire Belloc
Read 594 times on Poetry Connection.

When Peter Wanderwide was young
He wandered everywhere he would:
All that he approved was sung,
And most of what he saw was good.

When Peter Wanderwide was thrown
By Death himself beyond Auxerre,
He chanted in heroic tone
To priests and... (Read full poem)

22. "In re a Gentleman, One" - written by Andrew Barton Paterson
Read 387 times on Poetry Connection.

We see it each day in the paper, 
And know that there's mischief in store; 
That some unprofessional caper 
Has landed a shark on the shore. 
We know there'll be plenty of trouble 
Before they get through with the fun, 
Because he's been... (Read full poem)

23. 551. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 4 - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1796. Read 1002 times on Poetry Connection.

WHA will buy my troggin, fine election ware,
Broken trade o’ Broughton, a’ in high repair?
 

Chorus.—Buy braw troggin frae the banks o’ Dee;
Wha wants troggin let him come to me.
 

There’s a noble Earl’s fame and high... (Read full poem)

24. 372. Song—Kellyburn Braes - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1792. Read 662 times on Poetry Connection.

THERE lived a carl in Kellyburn Braes,
  Hey, and the rue grows bonie wi’ thyme;
And he had a wife was the plague of his days,
  And the thyme it is wither’d, and rue is in prime.
 

Ae day as the carl gaed up the lang glen,
  Hey, and the... (Read full poem)

25. 549. Epistle to Colonel de Peyster - written by Robert Burns
From Poems and Songs. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.. Published in 1796. Read 896 times on Poetry Connection.

MY honor’d Colonel, deep I feel
Your interest in the Poet’s weal;
Ah! now sma’ heart hae I to speel
                The steep Parnassus,
Surrounded thus by bolus pill,
                And potion glasses.
 

O what a canty world were... (Read full poem)

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