Autograph letter from père Pierre Robert Le Cornier de Cideville to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 8 September 1732 [D525].
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CMV33934
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5-240 (II, f.299-300), ‘Lettre de Cideville à Voltaire (octobre 1732)’
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Autograph letter from père Pierre Robert Le Cornier de Cideville to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 8 September 1732 [D525].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous perdés votre argent au jeu!
Incipit Modernised:
Vous perdez votre argent au jeu!
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from père Pierre Robert Le Cornier de Cideville to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 8 September 1732.
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript is a lettre en vers in the hand of Pierre Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, featuring the prefatory poem comprised of 30 lines. The author has recently arrived in Rouen and is enjoying the company of Formont. In urging Voltaire to share his latest works for review, the author references a copy of Zaïre currently in his possession. P.S. D525 and that of 23 March 1763 appear to be the only letters from Cideville to Voltaire hitherto printed. The verse of MS1 exactly reproduces that of MS2, but the prose shows several differences.
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1 f.
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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The envelope carries the address, reading ‘A Monsieur/ Monsieur de Voltaire/ chés mde de Fontaine Martel/ rue neuve des Bons enfans près le/ Palais Royal/ à Paris.’
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8 September 1732
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
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