In the reign of Charles II. a certain worthy divine at Whitehall thus
addressed himself to the auditory at the conclusion of his sermon:
"In short, if you don't live up to the precepts of the Gospel, but
abandon yourselves to your irregular appetites, you must expect to
receive your reward in a certain place which 't is not good manners
to mention here."
-- Tom Brown (1663-1704)
-- Laconics
addressed himself to the auditory at the conclusion of his sermon:
"In short, if you don't live up to the precepts of the Gospel, but
abandon yourselves to your irregular appetites, you must expect to
receive your reward in a certain place which 't is not good manners
to mention here."
-- Tom Brown (1663-1704)
-- Laconics
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