Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 18 May 1768 [D15025]

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CMV34220

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FS 318 E 35

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Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 18 May 1768 [D15025]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Il n’y a pas de milieu, mon cher ami; vous le savez, vous le voiez, vous en convenez; il faut que l’amour domine ou qu’il soit exclus.

Incipit Modernised:

Il n’y a pas de milieu, mon cher ami; vous le savez, vous le voiez, vous en convenez; il faut que l’amour domine ou qu’il soit exclus.

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 18 May 1768.

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Physical Description

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2 ff.

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228 x 185 mm

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2

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An unknown hand has added two notes to the MS. The first reads ‘à m. de Chabanon’. The second is the number ‘236’. A postmark has been stamped on f.2v.

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18 May 1768

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024