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The hand suggests that this copy was produced in the eighteenth century.
The hand suggests that this copy was produced in the eighteenth century.
In the manuscript, the poem is titled: ‘Quatrains par Voltaire sur le malheur d’avoir près de 50 ans’.
The MS forms part of a recueil created by Antoine-René d’Argenson, marquis de Paulmy in the eighteenth century. Also included in the volume are:
Also included in the recueil are:
The copy forms part of a recueil of of copies of letters and fugitive pieces composed by, or written about, Voltaire. The pieces are a mix of poetry and prose.
The MS forms part of a recueil compiled by Charles-Marie Fevret de Fontette (1710-1772). In the recueil, the piece features in a section titled ‘Psaphon, par Voltaire. – Le règne de Louis 14. – Apologie de Louis 14. – La Crespinade, ou le portrait de Roy, par Voltaire. – Réconciliation de Rousseau’.
A second hand has added a list of characters to the MS.
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