Copy of a letter from Voltaire to James Boswell, written from Ferney and dated 11 February 1765 [D12397]
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170, ‘Letter. 11 fevrier 1765. Genêve, [Suisse], to James Boswell.’
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Copy of a letter from Voltaire to James Boswell, written from Ferney and dated 11 February 1765 [D12397]
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My distempers and my bad eyes do not permit me to answer with that celerity and exactness that my duty and my heart require.
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Copy of a letter from Voltaire to James Boswell, written from Ferney and dated 11 February 1765.
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Voltaire writes that his distempers and bad eyes do not permit him to answer in the level of detail he had hoped. He writes that he knows nothing of the soul, adding that knowledge of it is the domain of young scholars and priests. He ends by saying that he has great regard for Boswell and would be delighted to show him his respect and obsequiousness (if he is still alive) the next time Boswell comes to Ferney.
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1 ff.
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230 x 190 mm
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