Copy of a letter from Voltaire to Melchiorre Cesarotti, written from Ferney and dated 10 January 1766 [D13099]

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CMV37194

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italien 1550 (fol.7), ‘« Note riferibili a Melchiorre Cesarotti, estratte dalle lettere di Vincenzo Monti, stampate nelle sue Opere inedite e rare, vol. V, Milano, 1834, in-8° », et autres extraits concernant Cesarotti, copie d’une lettre de Voltaire’

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Copy of a letter from Voltaire to Melchiorre Cesarotti, written from Ferney and dated 10 January 1766 [D13099]

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Voltaire: Author

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Monsieur,

Je fus bien agréablement surpris de recevoir ces jours passés la belle traduction que vous avez daigné faire de la mort de Cesar, et de la Tragédie de Mahomet.

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Copy of a letter from Voltaire to Melchiorre Cesarotti, written from Ferney and dated 10 January 1766.

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1 f.

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10 January 1766

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au château de Ferney par Genêve

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 January 2025