 opens with some lines which have passed into a proverb— *' 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 Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - Էջ viiiDaniel De Foe - 1853 - 599 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Walter Wilson - 1808 - 652 էջ
...Haldane, very forcibly brings to our recollection some lines written by the celebrated Daniel De Foe : Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always...The latter has the largest congregation.' • The True Born Englishman: A tatire. ALDFKMAriBI'RY. ALDERMANBURY. X\I,DF.RMANBIJRY, situated at the north-west... | |
 | William Green (of Ambleside.) - 1819 - 524 էջ
...Seathwaite chapel. An ale house near a chapel generally brings to the mind of the writer that couplet " Wherever God erects a house of prayer, " The Devil always builds a chapel there." In this Mr. Daniel is not quite correct; such houses, particularly in thinly inhabited countries, are... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 506 էջ
...have been formed on that of Hall, Oldham, and the elder satirists. The first verses are well known: Wherever God erects a House of prayer, The Devil always...examination, The latter has the largest congregation. The author's first publication after The Trueborn Englishman was, The original Power of the Collective... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 500 էջ
...been formed on that of Hall, 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 fonnd upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation. The author's first publication after... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 382 էջ
...have been formed on that of Hall, Oldham, and the elder satirists. The first verses are well known: Wherever God erects a House of prayer, The devil always...examination. The latter has the largest congregation. The author's first publication .after The True-born Englishman was, The original Power of the Collective... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 566 էջ
...derived from them, and improved by us to a perfection greater than they can pretend to."f The 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... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 558 էջ
...derived from them, and improved by us to a perfection greater than they can pretend to.".f' The 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... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 550 էջ
...derived from them, and improved by us to a perfection greater than they can pretend to."-fThe poem opens with some lines which have passed into a proverb: " Wherever God erects a house of prayet, The Devil always builds a chapel there; And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 556 էջ
...derived from them, and improved by us to a perfection greater than they can pretend to."-)The 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 էջ
...command oi Vioistóvj адА I forcible language. The opening lines of this satire have often quoted : Wherever God erects a house of prayer. The devil always builds a chapel there ; And 'i\viil be fouud upon examination, The latter has the Jargest congregation. Varions political tracts... | |
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