Contemporary copy of ‘À monsieur le duc de La Feuillade’ produced by Cideville

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CMV36620

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Archives de l’Académie C38bis (fol.7v-8v)

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Contemporary copy of ‘À monsieur le duc de La Feuillade’ produced by Cideville

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Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of ‘À monsieur le duc de La Feuillade’ produced by Cideville.

Detailed Summary:

The poem first appears in a letter from Voltaire to Louis d’Aubusson, duc de La Feuillade, dating to October 1718 [D69]. In the letter, Voltaire suggests that he had composed the verse whilst in the house of the duc de Richelieu.

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2 ff.

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c.1718

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Part of the Cideville papers.

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OCV Reference:

vol.1B, p.414-415

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.1B, p.414