[Paméla], letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, in the hand of Villaume, dated 29 August 1750 [D4205]
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2-540, vol.13, ff.133-134
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[Paméla], letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, in the hand of Villaume, dated 29 August 1750 [D4205]
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Pardonnez-moi d’égayer un peu la noirceur que ma transplantation répand dans mon âme; et comptez que je n’en ai pas le cœur moins déchiré en vous parlant de l’aventure d’un cul, à laquelle j’ai part malgré moi.
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In this reworked letter, Voltaire recounts to his niece an amusing anecdote in which the marquis de Montperny, chambellan of the margravine of Bareith, mistakes a priest for an apothecary. Voltaire’s secretary of the time, Ponce-Simon Tinois, wrote verses about the episode, which circulated in September 1750 and were attributed to Voltaire (Vers de l’illustre Voltaire sur le cul d’un chambellan de Bayreuth).
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2 folios
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29 août 1750
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Berlin
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OCV, vol.45C, pp.91-95
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OCV, vol.45C, p.59
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