Copy of ‘Epître de M. de Voltaire ce q’on lui a écrit que durant la maladie de Mgr le dauphin’ taken from the Correspondance littéraire, 1 January 1766

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CMV36516

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Chart. B 1138F (fol.271-272r)

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Copy of ‘Epître de M. de Voltaire ce q’on lui a écrit que durant la maladie de Mgr le dauphin’ taken from the Correspondance littéraire, 1 January 1766

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Voltaire: Author

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Brief Summary:

Copy of ‘Epître de M. de Voltaire ce q’on lui a écrit que durant la maladie de Mgr le dauphin plusieurs citoyens de Paris s’étaient mis à genoux, un cierge à la main, devant la statue équestre de Henri IV’ taken from the Correspondance littéraire, 1 January 1766.

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The poem concerns the death of the dauphin, father of Louis XVI of France, who died on 20 December 1765.

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2 ff.

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1 January 1766

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Bibliography

Bibliography:

Ulla Kölving et Jeanne Carriat, Inventaire de la Correspondance littéraire, SVEC 225 (1984), p.172, 66:004.

OCV Reference:

vol.60A, p.597-609

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.60A, p.602