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Charles Burney

The Present State of Music in France and Italy (2nd, corrected edition)

London: T. Becket and Co., 1773

Geneva


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the inconveniencies of periodical jour-
nals, however well executed, that they
often silenced modest men of genius,
while impudent blockheads were impe-
netrable, and unable to feel the critic's
scourge: that Mr. Gray and Mr. Mason
had both been illiberally treated by me-
chanical critics, even in news-papers;
and added, that modesty and love of
quiet seemed in these gentlemen to have
got the better even of their love of
fame.

During this conversation, we ap-
proached the buildings that he was con-
structing near the road to his chateau.
These, said he, pointing to them, are
the most innocent, and, perhaps, the
most useful of all my works. I observed
that he had other works, which were
of far more extensive use, and would be
much more durable than those. He was
so obliging as to shew me several farm-
houses that he had built, and the plans
of others; after which I took my leave,

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