John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Daniel Defoe 1660?-1731 John Bartlett
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| Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; 1 And ’t will be found, upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation. |
| The True-Born Englishman. Part i. Line 1. |
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| Great families of yesterday we show, And lords, whose parents were the Lord knows who. |
| The True-Born Englishman. Part i. Line 1. |
| Note 1. See Burton, Quotation 80. [back] |