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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.