Autograph letter from Pierre Louis d’Aquin de Château-Lyon to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 5 June 1764 [D11906].
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CMV33930
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5-240 (II, f.291-292), ‘Lettre à Voltaire de d’Aquin, 5 juin 1764, Paris’
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Autograph letter from Pierre Louis d’Aquin de Château-Lyon to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 5 June 1764 [D11906].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu le Corneille. Je suis très reconnoissant du don que vous m’en faites.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu le Corneille. Je suis très reconnoissant du don que vous m’en faites.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Pierre Louis d’Aquin de Château-Lyon to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 5 June 1764.
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript is lettre en vers, containing three poems interspersed with prose passages. The author expresses gratitude for receiving a copy of Voltaire’s Corneille, overtly criticises Fréron, mentions M. Panckoucke’s republication of Romans philosophiques, and elaborately discusses the latest performance of Cromwell, written by Antoine Maillet Du Clairon. The letter features two short poems exploring the persona’s perceived insignificance and purported lack of talent.
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2 ff.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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5 June 1764
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
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