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Samuel Butler on Religion

1612–1680 England

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Compound for sins they are inclin'd to,
By damning those they have no mind to.

And pulpit, drum ecclesiastic,
Was beat with fist instead of a stick.

Synods are mystical Bear-gardens,
Where Elders, Deputies, Church-wardens,
And other Members of the Court,
Manage the Babylonish sport.

As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

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