GRE Reading Comprehension: JiJing 352-GRE阅读机经352篇 - T86ZQFCR8STMPT6OJ

Which of the following statements about literary patronage may be inferred from the passage? A. It was strongly defended by most patrons. B. It was regulated by the state in Britain after 1762. C. It had largely fallen out of favor by 1800.