 | 1705 - 620 strani
...True-'Born Englishman: PART I. W Here- ever God ere&s a Houfe of Prayer, The Devils always builds a Chappel there: And 'twill be found upon Examination, The latter has the largeft Congregation: For ever fince he firft debauch'd the Mind, He made a perfeft Conqueft of Mankind, With Uniformity... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 406 strani
...brutality amongft them.' Mr. De Foe begins his fatire with the following lines, Wherever God erects a houfe of pray'r, The devil always builds a chapel there...examination, • The latter has the largeft congregation. * See Preface to the True Bora Engliffunan. After After paffing a general cenfure on the furroundini^... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 strani
...facetioufly fct forth by Daniel de Foe, in the beginning of his Satire : Wherever God erects a houfe of pray'r, •The Devil always builds a chapel there...examination, The latter has the largeft congregation. Ver. 357. Sir Balaam now, he lives like other folks ; He takes his chirping pint, and cracks his jokes.... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1808 - 652 strani
...lines written by the celebrated Daniel DeFoe: Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil alwaj-s builds a chapel there, And 'twill be found, upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation.* • The True Born Englishman : A latire. ALDFHMAR'HrRY. ALDERMANBURY. ./XLDERM... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1809 - 646 strani
...recollection some lines written by the celebrated Daniel De Foe; , Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there, And 'twill be found, upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation.' • The True Bern Englishman : A satire. ALPE'-MAMBURY. ALDERMANBURY. ./ALDERMANBURY,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 506 strani
...Oldham, and the elder satirists. The first verses are well known : Wherever God erects a House of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there ; And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation. The author's first publication after The Trueborn Englishman was, The original... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 562 strani
...Englishman. Preface. t t Explanatory Pref. Works, vol. i. " Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there ; And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation." The object of the satire is to reproach his countrymen with ingratitude for... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 556 strani
...poem opens with some lines which have passed into a proverb : " Wherever God erects a house of prayeY, The Devil always builds a chapel there ; And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation." The object of the satire is to reproach his countrymen with ingratitude for... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 452 strani
...the elder satirists. The first verses are well known :— " Wherever God erects a House of prayer. The Devil always builds a chapel there ; And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation." The author's first publication after The Truelorn Englishman was, TJie original... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1835 - 20 strani
...Tq1birtni'an,d blood, and for a name contend. THE TRUE-BORN ENGLISHMAN. WHEREVER God erects a house of prayer, The devil always builds a chapel there ; And 'twill be found, upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation ; For ever since he first debauched the mind, He made a perfect conquest of mankind.... | |
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Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there: And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation. 
