Excerpt from La Salamandre, Vol. 1
Ainsi le corps du livre appartiendra de droit, et sans aucune restriction, à la critique, parce que l'auteur comprendra sa position d'écrivain dans toute son étendue; mais il pourra, ce me semble, défendre la question morale de son ouvrage.
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