Sunday, 15 April 2012

Ongar: An extract from the Commonplace Book of Edward Reeve c1860


Lines on going to Church

Some go to Church, just for a walk,
Some only go, to laugh, and talk,
Some go there for speculation,
Some go there for observation,
Some go there to meet a lover,
Some attend their faults to cover,
Some go there to meet a friend,
Some go there the time to spend,
Some go there to learn the Parson’s name,
Some go there to resound his fame,
Some go there to doze, and nod,
But few go there to worship God.

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