Date: 1776-1789
"Such a festival must indeed have degenerated, in a wealthy and despotic empire, into a theatrical representation; but it was at least a comedy well worthy of a royal audience, and which might sometimes imprint a salutary lesson on the mind of a young prince."
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Date: 1776-1789
"These convenient maxims of reverence and implicit faith were doubtless imprinted with care on the tender minds of youth"
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