To see the devil with horns, claws, forked tail and cloven hoofs, torment, despair. To battle with him, peril. The devil chatting with you in a friendly manner; speedy temptation, treason, despair, Joss of goods or of life. To be carried away by the devil, warning of most direful misfortunes. To be possessed by the devil, benefits from some public functionary, or dignitary, a Jong and happy life. To see him to be pursued by him, and to escape by a desperate effort; persecution on the part of some influential person, judicial prosecution. To strike the devil and vanquish him ; triumph over enemies, glory, distinction, braving popular opposition. See the devil while at prayer, a temptation proving irresistible….Read more…