FATHER AND SON._The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac

“Happy is the son whose father is gone to the devil,” is an old saying.

It is not grounded on the supposition, that such a father by his

iniquitous dealings must have accumulated wealth; but is a satirical

hint on the times when popery prevailed here so much, that the priests

and monks had engrossed the three professions of law, physic, and

divinity; when, therefore, by the procurement either of the confessor,

the physician, or the lawyer, a good part of the father’s effects were

pretty sure to go to the church; and when, if nothing of that kind

happened, these agents were certain to defame him, and adjudge that such

a man must undoubtedly be damned.

The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac · 第 857 / 1847 题