Copy of ‘Vers Faits à L’Occasion D’une Pierre Où L’on a Gravé Les Têtes de Descartes, de Bayle, et de Fontenelle’, undated

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CMV36460

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NAF 24342 (fol.261)

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Copy of ‘Vers Faits à L’Occasion D’une Pierre Où L’on a Gravé Les Têtes de Descartes, de Bayle, et de Fontenelle’, undated

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Voltaire: Author (attributed)
Unknown: Copyist
Unknown: Annotator

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Brief Summary:

Copy of ‘Vers Faits à L’Occasion D’une Pierre Où L’on a Gravé Les Têtes de Descartes, de Bayle, et de Fontenelle’, a poem attributed to Voltaire. The poem is undated.

Detailed Summary:

This copy of the poem appears in a recueil of pieces relating to Voltaire and his age. It is preceded by a poem by Voltaire (‘Epître à Horace’) and a ‘Parodie du couronnement du S. Voltaire’, and is folloed by another poem that is probably by Voltaire titled ‘L’Apothéose du roi Pétaut’.

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1 f.

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2

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A second hand has added Voltaire’s name to the top of the poem.

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Undated

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OCV Reference:

vol.146, p.457-458

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.146, p.457