Daniel Defoe. 1663-1731.
Wherever God erects a house of prayer,
The Devil always builds a chapel there;[286:1]
And 't will be found, upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation.
The True-Born Englishman. Part i. Line 1.
Great families of yesterday we show,
And lords, whose parents were the Lord knows who.
The True-Born Englishman. Part i. Line 1.
Footnotes
[286:1] See Burton, page 192.