RACINE Louis [Paris, 1692 - id., 1763], French... - Lot 178 - Varenne Enchères

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RACINE Louis [Paris, 1692 - id., 1763], French... - Lot 178 - Varenne Enchères
RACINE Louis [Paris, 1692 - id., 1763], French writer. Set of two autograph letters with one signed, addressed to Doctor Heerkens. Paris; 1 page in-4 and 3 pages in 4°. - autograph letter signed. Paris, February 3, 1749; 1 page in-4°. "I have been sent from Soissons, Sir, the letter that you did me the honor to write, and I am waiting for an opportunity to have the two pieces of yours attached to it while waiting for me to have the pleasure to read them, please receive my thanks. I am very flattered that you have thought of me, but I have been living in Paris for a year, on rue Ste Anne near the Catholic news". - autograph letter. Paris, January 6, 1757; 3 pages in 4, with address and wax seal on back. "I have received, Sir, your verses that you have enclosed with your letter. I have not yet received the beginning of this work, which will be returned to me, as you announce it, by one of your friends. I could not help replying to the impertinent article on Rousseau, in Bayle's supplement. You will find in the second memoir of Trévoux of this month, a letter from me, which will suffice to make it known, that such callousness dictated by hatred deserves only contempt. It is the best refutation. The author of this dictionary is not excusable for having adopted such a writing. [...] The king who supported this misfortune with great firmness and piety said a beautiful word. If the blow comes from abroad, it is only a scratch, if it comes from my people, a deep wound. It is well to wish for the honor of our nation, that it is innocent, but if the secrecy is not discovered, that of dreadful suspicions! So we have in 7. vol in)8° the universal history of the tireless and universal writer Mr. de Voltaire. The boldness of his reflections and the liveliness of his style makes one read everything he writes. He imposes on the ignorant, and that is the majority, but he will never impose on the scholars who will not seek the truth of History from him".
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