"They paid the Church and Parish-Rate; And took, but read not the Receit: For which They claim’d their Sunday’s Due, Of slumb’ring in an upper Pew."
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Matthew Prior, "An Epitaph", Poems on Several Occasions (1718)
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Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior (July 21, 1664 – September 18, 1721) was an English poet and diplomat.
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