Excerpt from The Origin, Progress, and Present Condition of the Fine Arts in Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 2 of 2

WE have seen' that the reign of Charles II. Was by no means more favourable to good taste in the arts, than it was for the improvement of religion and morality, or the promotion of political wisdom in the state.

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