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Quotation from An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews by Henry Fielding
“Is it possible that you or any of your Function can be in earnest, or think the Cause of Religion, or Morality, can want such slender Support”
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, Oliver to Tickletext, opening letter (Project Gutenberg #30962 (1741 text))
Oliver rebukes clergy who preach up a novel as if religion needed its help.
Citation: "Is it possible that you or any of your Function can be in earnest, or think the Cause of Religion, or Morality, can want such slender Support" — Henry Fielding, An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, Oliver to Tickletext, opening letter (Project Gutenberg #30962 (1741 text)). (id fielding-shamela-q4)
