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I maintain, against the enemies of the stage, that patterns of piety, decently represented, may second the precepts.

John Dryden (1970). “The Works of John Dryden, Volume X: Plays: The Tempest, Tyrannick Love, An Evening's Love”, p.109, Univ of California Press
I maintain, against the enemies of the stage, that patterns of piety, decently represented, may second the precepts.