Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, dated 13 February 1766 [D13170]
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CMV33253
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*KGV+ 11-194 (p.293-296), ‘Lettres de Mons. de Voltaire a mad. la marq. du Deffand’
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Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, dated 13 February 1766 [D13170]
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767738209
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Je n’y Comprend rien; m’a t’on fait de nouvelles tracasseries?
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Brief Summary:
Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, dated 13 February 1766.
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Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand begins by saying that she does not understand why Voltaire did not reply to her last letter, adding that she has been waiting for a response for three weeks. She notes that their renewed correspondence has been a remedy to her boredom, and bemoans that he should abandon here at the moment she most needs his help. The Marquise goes on to say that Mr Craufurt returned to England a few days ago and her only occupation has been to reread and learn by heart verses from Voltaire’s Religion naturelle. She asks him to guess which verses she has learnt, adding that there are 34 from the first chant, 16 from the third chant, and 8 from the final chant. She concludes by reflecting on the absurdity of some peoples’ claims that she is infatuated with Voltaire, adding that Voltaire has been deified but that such glory would not be enough to make him happy if his talents diminished.
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4 pp.
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Height: 330 mm
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2
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The paper is watermarked with three different watermarks: text reading ‘Sebille van Ketel & Wassenbergh’; a shield with the initials ‘SKW’; and text reading ‘D&C Blauw’.
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The text is contained within frames of plummet. The binder’s blank flyleaves at the beginning and end are in c.19th wove paper. The binder has titled the collection: ‘Recueil de letters. Tome 1’.
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There are corrections and marginal notes scattered throughout. Additional pencil annotations have been added in a later hand.
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