Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II, dated [c. 15 July 1742] [D2627].
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CMV33971
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5-240 (VII, f.3-4), ‘A Frédéric (M. 1518)’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II, dated [c. 15 July 1742] [D2627].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
O le plus extraordinaire de tous les hommes qui gagnez des batailles, qui prenez des provinces, qui faites la paix, qui faites de la musique et des vers, le tout si vite et si guaiment!
Incipit Modernised:
O le plus extraordinaire de tous les hommes qui gagnez des batailles, qui prenez des provinces, qui faites la paix, qui faites de la musique et des vers, le tout si vite et si gaîment!
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II, dated [c. 15 July 1742].
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript, an autograph letter intertwined with verses, extols the military achievements of Frederick II. It references the monarch’s lyrical description of the triumph in the Battle of Chotusitz, which he conveyed to Voltaire. Additionally, the letter muses about the prospect of a rendezvous between the two correspondents during Voltaire’s forthcoming visit to Brussels.
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2 ff.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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c.15 July 1742
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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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