 | Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 406 strani
...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 ;, And 'twill...be found upon examination, • The latter has the largeft congregation. * See Preface to the True Bora Engliffunan. After After paffing a general cenfure... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1787 - 308 strani
...them. Mr. De Foe begins his fatire tvith the following lines. Wherever God erefts a Jioufe of pray'r, The devil always builds a chapel there: And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largeft congregation. After pailing a general cenfure on the furrounding nations, Italy, Germany, France,... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1808 - 652 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...The latter has the largest congregation.' • The True Born Englishman: A tatire. ALDFKMAriBI'RY. ALDERMANBURY. X\I,DF.RMANBIJRY, situated at the north-west... | |
 | 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...examination, The latter has the largest congregation. The author's first publication after The Trueborn Englishman was, The original Power of the Collective... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 382 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...examination. The latter has the largest congregation. The author's first publication .after The True-born Englishman was, The original Power of the Collective... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1831 - 438 strani
...poem are well known. " Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there j And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation." After tracing the most ancient • families to their origin, among those who marched under the banners... | |
 | 1834 - 654 strani
...with the wellknown couplet, 1 be devil .[«ÍM. buil.li a cnupcl then-.' Hii object, in this work, was to reproach his countrymen with ingratitude for abusing King William as a foreigner, and hy showing to the English their mixed descent, to ridicule the boa--tof a true-born Englishman ; and,... | |
 | 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...examination, The latter has the largest congregation." The author's first publication after The True* lorn Englishman was, The original Power of the Collective... | |
 | 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...examination, The latter has the largest congregation.” The author's first publication after The Trite. Z'orn Englishman was, The original Power of the Collective... | |
 | 1834 - 602 strani
...я home е>Гprayer» 1 be devil «Iff«;• buiK 1 ! a chap«! there. His object, in this work, was to reproach his countrymen with ingratitude for abusing King William as a foreigner, and by showing to the English their mixed descent, to ridicule the hoaitof a true-born Englishman ; and,... | |
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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 abusing King William as a foreigner; and 
