Table-talk; Or, Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German. With Bibliographical Notices |
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Page 148
... VOLTAIRE AND THE ENGLISHMAN . An Englishman who stopped at Ferney , in his way to Italy , offered to Voltaire to bring him from Rome whatever he desired . " Good , " said the philosopher , " bring me the ears of the grand In- quisitor ...
... VOLTAIRE AND THE ENGLISHMAN . An Englishman who stopped at Ferney , in his way to Italy , offered to Voltaire to bring him from Rome whatever he desired . " Good , " said the philosopher , " bring me the ears of the grand In- quisitor ...
Page 149
... VOLTAIRE'S GENIUS . It was observed by Madame Neckar that Vol- taire had extracted from his genius everything of which it was susceptible ; that in his case it was like a sponge , which he had drained of its contents to the last drop ...
... VOLTAIRE'S GENIUS . It was observed by Madame Neckar that Vol- taire had extracted from his genius everything of which it was susceptible ; that in his case it was like a sponge , which he had drained of its contents to the last drop ...
Page 151
... Voltaire . CCCII . VANDUREN . The bookseller Vanduren came one morning to present an account for books sent to Voltaire thir- teen years before . Vanduren could not see Vol- taire at the time , but he left the account with his secretary ...
... Voltaire . CCCII . VANDUREN . The bookseller Vanduren came one morning to present an account for books sent to Voltaire thir- teen years before . Vanduren could not see Vol- taire at the time , but he left the account with his secretary ...
Page 152
... Voltaire . " What is that you propose doing ? " said he , laughing ; " you are going to put drugs , of which you know nothing , into bodies , of which you know still less . " CCCV . HALLER . Voltaire was one day speaking warmly in ...
... Voltaire . " What is that you propose doing ? " said he , laughing ; " you are going to put drugs , of which you know nothing , into bodies , of which you know still less . " CCCV . HALLER . Voltaire was one day speaking warmly in ...
Page 153
... Voltaire was not exempt from this tri- bute which nature seems to exact from great men , as an expiation for their superiority . The follow- ing anecdote is in point : " Voltaire took great delight in a young eagle which he kept chained ...
... Voltaire was not exempt from this tri- bute which nature seems to exact from great men , as an expiation for their superiority . The follow- ing anecdote is in point : " Voltaire took great delight in a young eagle which he kept chained ...
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