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verity; what an Idea muſt they entertain of our Nation? And how will it be poſſible for 'em to conceive, either that our Laws give a Sanction to an Art which is declar'd infamous, or that ſome Perſons dare to ſtamp with Infamy an Art which receives a Sanction from the Laws, is rewarded by Kings, cultivated and encourag'd by the greateſt Men, and admir'd by whole Nations? And that Father Le Brun's impertinent Libel againſt the Stage, is ſeen in a Bookſeller's Shop, ſtanding the very next to the immortal Labours of Racine, of Corneille, of Moliere, &c.
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