Note 11 — Chapter VII
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Dodsley was never averse from having a hit at the church, as in the epigram:
"Cries Sylvia to a reverend dean What reason can be given, Since marriage is a holy thing, That there are none in heaven?
"'There are no women,' he replied, She quick returns the jest, 'Women there are, but I'm afraid They cannot find a priest.'"