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  • But the face of Oolanga, as his master called him, was unreformed, unsoftened savage, and inherent in it were all the hideous possibilities of a lost, devil-ridden child of the forest and the swamp — the lowest of all created things that could be regarded as in some form ostensibly human.

    The Lair of the White Worm 2003

  • She was still tense and devil-ridden, but not hysterical now.

    The Door Through Space Marion Zimmer Bradley 1964

  • They did, however, keep themselves constantly and minutely informed as to everything these strange, devil-ridden white men did.

    First Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950

  • Certainly, if it got noised abroad, the university would say that they had no need of a devil-ridden professor.

    The Parasite 1894

  • Be a good husband to Gabriel, and, if your sister be brave enough to marry into such a devil-ridden family as ours, by all means let her do so.

    The Mystery of Cloomber Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

  • Certainly, if it got noised abroad, the university would say that they had no need of a devil-ridden professor.

    The Parasite Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

  • But the face of Oolanga, as his master called him, was unreformed, unsoftened savage, and inherent in it were all the hideous possibilities of a lost, devil-ridden child of the forest and the swamp -- the lowest of all created things that could be regarded as in some form ostensibly human.

    Lair of the White Worm Bram Stoker 1879

  • What a distance between the two extremes of her experience -- devil-ridden and gazing on the

    Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • If thou canst believe, poor devil-ridden son, thou shalt be set free.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • But if this man had gone away into the mountains and amongst the tombs as he used to do, and had continued all the former characteristics of his devil-ridden life, who would have believed him when he talked about being healed?

    Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Alexander Maclaren 1868

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