Laban Saresyns, that were ful felle, 3096 draws up all his Turkes, Indens, and Arabye people Ye and of the Ethiopes like the develes of helle.
May no deeth hym dere, Ne no develes queyntise; And where he wole is his wey, Ac ware hym of the perils.
Hold with none harlotes, Ne here noght hir tales, 3900 And namely at the mete Swiche men eschuwe; For it ben the develes disours, I do the to understonde.
After this comth the sinne of Iaperes, that been the develes apes; for they maken folk to laughe at hir Iaperie, as folk doon at [611] the gaudes of an ape.
And after that comth the subieccion of the devel, this is to seyn, the develes bely, with which he bloweth in man the fyr of fleshly concupiscence.
Hold nat the develes knyf ay at thyn herte; Thyn angre dooth thee al to sore smerte; But shewe to me al thy confessioun.
And god seith: 'the horrible develes shulle goon and comen up-on the hevedes of the dampned folk.
This Ire is a ful greet plesaunce to the devel; for it is the develes fourneys, that is eschaufed with the fyr of helle.
In this forseyde develes fourneys ther forgen three shrewes: Pryde, that ay bloweth and encreseth the fyr by chydinge and wikked wordes.
And on the left syde, mo develesthan herte may bithinke, for to harie and drawe the sinful soules to the pyne of helle.
Flatereres been the develes chapelleyns, that singen evere Placebo.
Flatereres been the develes enchauntours; for they make a man to wene of him-self be lyk that he nis nat lyk.
He moot been in servage of alle vyces, for it is the develes hord ther he hydeth him and resteth.
Of the Develes Hede in the Valeye perilous; and of the Customs of folk in dyverse Yles, that ben abouten, in the Lordschipe of Prestre John.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "develes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
