Samuel Butler

As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.

As if Religion were intended
For nothing else but to be mended.

As you sow y' are like to reap.

As you sow y' are like to reap.

To live is to love; all reason is against it; instinct is for it.

To live is to love; all reason is against it; instinct is for it.

True as the dial to the sun,
Although it be not shin'd upon.

True as the dial to the sun,
Although it be not shin'd upon.

For his religion, it was fit
To match his learning and his wit;
'Twas Presbyterian true blue;
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For his religion, it was fit
To match his learning and his wit;
'Twas Presbyterian true blue;
For he was of that stubborn crew
Of errant saints, whom all men grant
To be the true Church Militant;
Such as do build their faith upon
The holy text of pike and gun;
Decide all controversies by
Infallible artillery;
And prove their doctrine orthodox,
By Apostolic blows and knocks.