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The royal refugee our breed restores With foreign courtiers and with foreign whores, And carefully repeopled us again, Throughout his lazy, long, lascivious reign. (Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), British author, poet, journalist. repr. In Works, ed. Keltie (1869). "The True-Born Englishman," pt. 1, l. 233-236 (1701). Referring to Charles II.)
And of all plagues with which mankind are curst, Ecclesiastic tyranny's the worst. (Daniel Defoe (1659-1731), British writer. The True-Born Englishman, pt. 2 (1701).)
Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves! (Daniel Defoe (1659-1731), British writer. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters (1702). Publication of this satire resulted in Defoe's imprisonment.)
We loved the doctrine for the teacher's sake. (Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), British author, poet, journalist. repr. In Works, ed. Keltie (1869). "The Character of the Late Dr. S. Annesly," (1697).)
Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes Lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes; Antiquity and birth are needless here; 'Tis impudence and money makes a peer. (Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), British author, poet, journalist. repr. In Works, ed. Keltie (1869). "The True-Born Englishman," pt. 1, l. 360-363 (1701).)
