"Speak of the moderns without contempt, and of the ancients without idolatry."

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Politicians from EnglandFreemasonsNon-fiction authors from EnglandPeople from LondonBritish Ambassadors to the Netherlands
Original Language: English

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22 February 1748

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22 February 1748