Voltaire to Frederick the Great…5, 1770 June 8
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CMV33638
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6006 (Box: 1, Folder: 13)
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Voltaire to Frederick the Great…5, 1770 June 8
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Quand un cordelier incendie
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Copy of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 8 June [1770].
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Voltaire begins with several lines of poetry which briefly mention some religious topic such as excommunication, the Holy Father, friars and monks. The rest of the letter continues on these religious topics. Saint Francis and Saint Ignatius, for example, are mentioned. At the end of the letter, Voltaire asks Frederick to have pity on his old prejudices against the Curia.
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2 ff.
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