_Bentley's Examination._--I have found this anecdote of Bentley in Bishop
Sandford's _Memoirs_. Is it authentic?
"When the great Bentley, afterwards so distinguished, was examined for
Deacon's Orders, he expected that the Bishop would himself examine him;
and his displeasure at what he considered neglect, he vented in such
answers as the following:
_Chaplain._ Quid est Fides?
_Bentley._ Quod non vides.
_Chaplain._ Quid est Spes?
_Bentley._ Quod non habes.
_Chaplain._ Quid est Charitas?
_Bentley._ Maxima raritas."
Are not these rhymes older than Bentley?