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VGW(PA.739.003
12-19 Jan 1739:22 (129)
London, Sep 9. As it is to be hop'd we shall never have any
more Italian operas, it is also to be wished, that the
persons who gave such large sums to the encouragement of
that -- diversion, and strollers from Italy, now employ
their largesses and contributions for the future, towards
the establishment of an hospital for foundlings, in
imitation of other Christian countries, Protestants as well
as Roman Catholicks; and for the encouragement of useful
learning, by enabling the Royal Society to distribute prizes
every year, like les Academes des Sciences, et Belles
Lettres, in France.
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