Note 12 — XIII ACADEMIES
Emilie Jackson translation
It is true that the Academy condemned this expression:
"Custom, too strong, as oftentime before, Makes us, improperly, say Shut the Door, Usage will, daily, authorise a word, Natheless employed in manner quite absurd. Would you escape December's cold and gloom, You must Push to the Door and Shut the Room." Saint-Evremont (Les Académiciens).