imchongjun
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Hi, teachers.
While reading J.M. Falkner's "The Nebuly Coat" which describes a small town in Dorset in the late 19th century, I came across the following passage.
Hypocrites, in the pure and undiluted sense, rarely exist outside the
pages of fiction. Except in the lower classes, where deceit thrives
under the incentive of clerical patronage, men seldom assume
deliberately the garb of religion to obtain temporal advantages or to
further their own ends.
I am puzzled over "deceit thrives under the incentive of clerical patronage", which to me reads like "deceiving is rampant in the lower classes because parsons or priests encourage them to do so". Is my interpretation wrong?
While reading J.M. Falkner's "The Nebuly Coat" which describes a small town in Dorset in the late 19th century, I came across the following passage.
Hypocrites, in the pure and undiluted sense, rarely exist outside the
pages of fiction. Except in the lower classes, where deceit thrives
under the incentive of clerical patronage, men seldom assume
deliberately the garb of religion to obtain temporal advantages or to
further their own ends.
I am puzzled over "deceit thrives under the incentive of clerical patronage", which to me reads like "deceiving is rampant in the lower classes because parsons or priests encourage them to do so". Is my interpretation wrong?
