Excerpt from L'Ancienne Académie des Inscriptions Et Belles-Lettres, Vol. 2
Tels sont les motifs qui m'ont fait dire tout a l'heure que l'académie des inscriptions et belles - lettres n'avait ni la notoriété de l'académie des sciences, ni la pepu larité de l'académie française. Et si, depuis un demi siècle, elle a retrouvé dans le public un peu plus d'es time, c'est grâce à l'habit de l'institut que ses membres ont le droit de porter comme les Quarante.
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