Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II, written from château de Ferney and dated 21 November 1770 [D16775].
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CMV33984
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5-240 (VII, f.26), ‘‘A Ferney, 21 nov. 1770, au Roi de Prusse’ (2 mai 1758, M. 3838, voir plus haut, fol. 18)’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II, written from château de Ferney and dated 21 November 1770 [D16775].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Sire, Votre majesté peut être ciron ou mite en comparaison de l’éternel architecte des mondes et même des divinitéz inférieures
Incipit Modernised:
Seigneur, Votre majesté peut être ciron ou mite en comparaison de l’éternel architecte des mondes et même des divinités inférieures
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Frederick II, written from château de Ferney and dated 21 November 1770.
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript is a draft of a letter praising Frederick II of Prussia, with particular emphasis on his hospitality and kindness. It also draws a parallel between the capacity for a disinterested love of God and a similar intellectual attachment to mathematical truths.
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1 f.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
Date:
21 November 1770
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
OCV Reference:
vol.121, p.90–91
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.121, ‘MS1’, p.91
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