Each of the blessed gods has attached to him a daemon who is in some respects his counterpart, wielding his power, but who may perpetrate every kind of moral enormity in his name, and who demands to be honoured and propitiated after his own evil nature.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
They are most adroit thieves, and watch with cunning precaution for a chance to perpetrate any sort of mischief.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
The Evils of Urban Wastes The preceding nine sections are an outline of the plundering, destructive acts that the cities must perpetrate in order to maintain themselves.
"Down-with-the-Cities"
Nakashima, Tadashi