Church. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

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When once thy foot enters the church, be bare— God is more there than thou: for thou art there Only by his permission. Then beware, And make thyself all reverence and fear. Herbert.—The Temple Church Porch, Verse 68.	1
Some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. Pope.—On Criticism, Line 342.	2
I joy, dear mother, when I view Thy perfect lineaments and hue Both sweet and bright: Beauty in thee takes up her place, And dates her letters from thy face, When she doth write. Herbert.—The British Church, Verse 1.	3
Who builds a church to God, and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name. Pope.—Moral Essays, Epi. III. To Bathurst, Line 285.	4
For he loveth our nation, and hath built us a synagogue. St. Luke, Chap. vii. Ver. 5.	5
[The elders of the Jews to Jesus on behalf of the centurion’s servant, who was sick and ready to die.]	6
Fond fools Promise themselves a name from building churches. Randolph.—The Muses’ Looking-glass, Act III. Scene 1.	7