Frederick the Great to Voltaire…2, 1742 January 8-April 12
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CMV33637
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Frederick the Great to Voltaire…2, 1742 January 8-April 12
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher Voltaire, je vous dois deux lettres à mon grand regret, et je me trouve si occupé par des grandes affaires que des philosophes apelleraient des billevesées, que je puis encore penser à mon plaisir, le seul solide bien de la vie.
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Copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 8 January 1742.
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Frederick mentions (and probably expands upon), varied topics such as Machiavellian tactics, marriage contracts, and Mexico.
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1 ff.
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