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PG-P.755.114
26 Jun 1755:13,21 (1383)
As the weather has been unusually severe at Venice, the
Senate permitted Masks two days longer than common in the
Carnival, upon condition that one half of the profits
arising from publick diversions, and a moiety of the money
won at private play, should be applied to the relief of the
poor, which it is believed will amount to a very large sum.
Besides boxes for contributions were not only set up in the
usual places, but at the theatres, opera houses, and at the
evening assemblies, that those who are blessed with ease and
opulence might not only have it in their power, but be also
put in mind to relieve the indigence of their fellow-
creatures.
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