Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick,

Though he gave his name to our Old Nick.

Samuel Butler (1600-1680): Hudibras. Part iii. Canto i. Line 1313.

Nick of time.

Sir John Suckling (1609-1641): The Goblins.

Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick,

Though he gave his name to our Old Nick.

Samuel Butler (1600-1680): Hudibras. Part iii. Canto i. Line 1313.