Thomas Moore: For oh, 'twas nuts to the Father of Lies, (As this wily fiend is named in the Bible) To find it settled by Laws so wise

For oh, 'twas nuts to the Father of Lies, (As this wily fiend is named in the Bi — Thomas Moore

For oh, 'twas nuts to the Father of Lies, (As this wily fiend is named in the Bible) To find it settled by Laws so wise That the greater the truth, the worse the libel.

Thomas Moore

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