Good people and religious are the first to say, "He hath a devil" of any one whose way is widely different from and maybe greatly higher than their own. (Coventry Patmore)

Good people and religious are the first to say, "He hath a devil" of any one whose way is widely different from and maybe greatly higher than their own.

Coventry Patmore

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