Complete Works of Montesquieu (Volume 4)

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Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron deMontesquieu, Complete Works, vol. 4Familiar Letters; Miscellaneous Pieces;The Temple of Gnidus; A Defence of the

Spirit of Laws[1777]

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FAMILIAR LETTERS.By PRESIDENT DE MONTESQUIEU.

LETTER I.

To Father Cerati* Of The Congregation Of TheOrators Of Saint Philip At Rome.

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LETTER II.

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LETTER III.

To Monsieur LAbb Venuti* , At Clerac.

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LETTER IV.

To The Abb Nicolini* , At Florence.

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LETTER V.

To Mr. Cerati, At Pisa.

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LETTER VI.

To Abb Venuti At Clerac.

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LETTER VII.

To Abb De Guasco, At Turin.

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LETTER VIII.

To The Count Of Guasco, Colonel Of Foot.

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LETTER IX.

To The Abb De Guasco.

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LETTER X.

To The Same.

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LETTER XI.

To The Same.

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LETTER XII.

To The Countess De Pontac.

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LETTER XIII.

To Mr. Cerati.

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G AV, " =K =>I=GI H I NJ JI KJH IJ>H= N LG H H H HH>. " H= I-GGL IK I= HI = I I= bGHI KJ, I=I >H I I= bGHI I=>GIH, " I=> NJ N G>K I= > JI bK G H>M LH.AH " =K KGN HIG< GHH I =K I=> I=>H a>GL>I= , J= HH L>I= E NJ GHKG > I= GHJI>, I I= IJG

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To The Same Abb De Guasco.

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To Mr. Cerati.

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To Abb De Guasco, At Aix.

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" A I= L>, GN I HIa G %GG> L>I= >G>M; " GHH I=>H IIG IG. >. =G JHI =K HI=>< LGN IIG I =>. " I N I HN, I=G LH KGN G NJG >< G I= N, JI I I=I NJ LGIJN . " JI >< < GHI I I= N, > HJ I=>HH K>IGN. " I=JI>< N LG, JI I= GHI LG,NJ >>H HHGN; " =K H>O H>* I=I =H GHI >IH I , I=I " I=JI KNH= GG >H, I=I NJ LJ II= G I BJGJM. " NJ I=G MI JIJ, G > I=HG>< L>< GII > N =JH, G>H I=I "H= I IGI L>I= N JHJ >>G>IN, J= IL> > I= N. FGL G AV; " GNJ I=JH I>H.

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To The Same.

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To The Same.

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LETTER XXVI.

To The Same.

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LETTER XXVII.

To Mr. Cerati.

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LETTER XXVIII.

To Prince Charles Edward.

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LETTER XXIX.

To The Grand Prior Solar, Ambassador FromMalta, At Rome.

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= GIJG I= GJ>H >G>M, I= DJ +>= >H GG. = G>H GGI >H, I=I >I =H JHN I= >< EI GHH. BJI I=I >H I I= I, JH I= =>GI= . >G>M MIH => G I= HH>IN I>I* ; I=I I=I EGG C=GH I= >MI=, L= = HI G> %>=HI>=>H HHG I FG, > I, I=GJ I . >G>M[H >< HHG I>. = IGJ GH I= IIG >H =G; I= DJ +>= >H I HI>Hb L>I= I= HJ N I=I >H >I I K I => G I= HJGI =>H HHN: GKG, I=DJ=HH +>= >H H>; I= DJ L= GH, LJ IL>>I =G G GHH I= H L>I=JI =G.

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I= HJI H " =, > G>>IN =K G >I.BJI " L>I= IGJI= G, I=I I=>H LG = > I HI N>. GLGH " I N =JGH GH, I LG G.

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LETTER XXX.

To The Abb And Count De Guasco, At Paris.

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LH I= N GH NJ JI= HI . J H=J H =K H=GIIG> I= I I GGI, L=G I= DJ DJI=HH A>LJ =K J NJG >IHH G H >GI I= G, L=G I=G LH I=> LGH, JHIN GH I=I JHI =K =JGI NJG NH N G>< I=. = I NJG "G>H= G> I IO, aG H >KGH>. "I LH KGN IJG G G I >, I=IL= IGK>< JI >H, =I I=H IGIJG; H>H, H N->< , = = I=>H I=IIG. =JH I= K>G HH > G I= HI =>H G>H=-=JG=, =>H HGKI > =G HIG[H G=H. " L KGNL I=I NJ = K HJd>I GH NJG >< GG,JI I> L = KG HJG>H NJG =K>< J>bI>H I JG>G. . IJGI HNH NJ =K J>I M=JHI => L>I= I> I=I NJ G NJG GH, H H, JH I JG H H>N HII= JGGI G>KG, H I=N L L>I= >I. " = I=I NJG I > =JGGN I K>H>I EI LJ KGN J> NJ

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LETTER XXXI.

To Mr. Cerati.

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To Abb Venuti.

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L>I=JI GMN, G NJ, L= G I I.

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LETTER XXXIII.

To The Abb Count De Guasco.

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AHHJG %G C=HIGb I=I I=>< cIIG H J= H =>HGI>, I=I H> = =JGH N LG L>I= I=>GG> I= IIG I I L=I GIH >I LII GGI G IG. L JHJ >HIGJI>K I LJ=>H HGKI>H G>I>>H GK!

J, >G, JJH G =K>< NJG LGGJH N G=, L= GKH NJ =K H>G>< EG N G. JGIJ>H, I=I =H> I=G LG H H G>< L=>= = >aG >>>; N HLG I JGIJ>H LH, I=I " LJ N LG, I=II= DJ K> =H G>I %LH L> J>I=>H H L, H > I= IGHIG = GH> %IIGH. J=K KGN G>I=HI>< >HH >I[H K> I I=

IGGN) I >KG NJG GIGN IIGH I %G BI=. J=K I=>I= I= >HJIH GIN, H IGK>I= N, JI I H KGN N. " IHJGG>O I I= IH G>H=> NJ I L>I= G I=H NJ= L > G>H, GHJ I=I I= J> %, I= G NJ L> G>K. BJI >I >H I =, >G, I=> G> I NJ GH > FG, I I= = L=, NJ L " G> NH I. " GG I=I NJ N L G>K =G NJG GIJG, "L> J>I I N J>I I=I GI> NJG IIG,

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LETTER XXXIV.

To The Abb Venuti, At Bourdeaux.

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L>I=GL NJG >HHGII> G I= =H GH>I BGI,L=>= = H > H H JHIN, H > >I LG I= HN>>H, " >I IJG JI I NJG KIIH I I=CJIHH* , I J HH>H^ . " NJ I>J NJGJGN I>GN N NJ L> H I= CG G IJG>, L= L> I=>I=G G +. A>J. %I I=>< INJG =>I=GI G>N HI>IH G ; >K I=I >L=IKG GI I= LG " H= , NJ L> LNH =K H>G >I=J G>.

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LETTER XXXV.

To Mr. Cerati.

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LETTER XXXVI.

To Abb Venuti.

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I I I= IGJ I> IJG.

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I IJ=; L=> I L =K H N GH I= N^ . I L=I NJ GH >HHGII>H L=>= " =K. FGL N G AV, " HJI G NJ L>I= N =GI.

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LETTER XXXVII.

To Abb Venuti.

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=G >H L >>= N IN N GI>G>I>< IIG I GH>I D % =>H GI> II= N. BG>, L= >H GH>I I=I N, =H I K>H>I K I> I= >GH = =H I H>=>H GIJG < I= H=> L>IH L= K >GH, L>I=I= I I >G* . IH I=I = =HGHH =>H bGHI IIG I I= LN I HH>I. A " >> I=I NJ L> I=> I=>H LH J>I G>H KGI>< >IH >I H>IN FGHH, L>I= I=>H >aG I=I I=G >H >I=G G>>< GH>H J= J>> >H JG $>G; = L> JG>H= JH L>I= LG, JI " JI I=I = L>HJN JH L>I= G.

" >K I= G> CG >H IJN I >, JI = L> H

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B I CIIH

LETTER XXXVIII

To The Abb Count De Guasco.

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To The Same, At Bourdeaux.

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LETTER XLVI.

To The Same Abb De Guasco At Vienna.

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