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CONTINENTAL LITERATURE AND HISTORY
ALEMBERT, Jean le Rond d' (171-1783). Autograph letter signed to an unidentified correspondent ('Monsieur') Paris n.d. ('ce dimanche 18'), expressing his gratitude to his correspondent for defending him in the press, 'J'ignorois à qui j'avois l'obligation de ce qui a été dit d'honnête a mon sujet dans le journal d'hier ... La rage de mes adversaires, dont vous avez la bonté de me parler, s'exhale, dit-on, en invective contre moi dans des journaux que je ne lis jamais. Ils sont bien des maitres'. He will reply with silence and contempt, leaving it to honest men to avenge their abuse, one page, 4to.
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ALEMBERT, Jean le Rond d' (171-1783). Autograph letter signed to an unidentified correspondent ('Monsieur') Paris n.d. ('ce dimanche 18'), expressing his gratitude to his correspondent for defending him in the press, 'J'ignorois à qui j'avois l'obligation de ce qui a été dit d'honnête a mon sujet dans le journal d'hier ... La rage de mes adversaires, dont vous avez la bonté de me parler, s'exhale, dit-on, en invective contre moi dans des journaux que je ne lis jamais. Ils sont bien des maitres'. He will reply with silence and contempt, leaving it to honest men to avenge their abuse, one page, 4to.
CONDORCET, Jean Antoine Nicolas, Marquis de (1743-1794). Autograph letter signed ('Le M. de Condorcet'), explaining that as M. du Perron has not yet provided him with a new worker, the printing of the volume for 1771 will be delayed until September, and asking his correspondent to have M. de Brie, an engineer, look at a small road near Ribemont which has been badly repaired, and to have him supervise the work on it, 3½ pages, 8vo. (2)
CONDORCET, Jean Antoine Nicolas, Marquis de (1743-1794). Autograph letter signed ('Le M. de Condorcet'), explaining that as M. du Perron has not yet provided him with a new worker, the printing of the volume for 1771 will be delayed until September, and asking his correspondent to have M. de Brie, an engineer, look at a small road near Ribemont which has been badly repaired, and to have him supervise the work on it, 3½ pages, 8vo. (2)