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BUFFON COMTE DE: (1707-1788) Georges-Louis Leclerc. French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologist. L.S., Buffon, three pages, small 4to, Montbard (Cote-d´Or), 14th November 1771, to the wife of the President de Meinieres, in French. Buffon commences his letter by stating ´L´idee qu´il vous plait, Madame, d´appeller bizarre, n´a point cette acception dans mon esprit´ (Translation: ´The idea that you please, Madame, to call bizarre, has no such meaning in my mind´) and continues ´Elle justifie autant la surete du votre que la bonte de votre coeur et l´interet que vous prennez au sujet que vous me proposez suffit pour m´en inspirer. Il est bien rare en effet, Madame, de trouver dans la classe d´hommes ou est place celui que vous protegez, je ne dis par des talents aussi varies que les siens mais meme des connaissances ordinaires. C´est, comme vous le dites tres bien, un caprice de la nature, qui pour demontrer l´etendue de sa puissance dans tous les genres, produit des singularites qui nous defendent de la limiter et nous prouve que le terme de nos connaissances est bien distant de celui de sa liberte´ (Translation: ´It justifies the safety of your own as much as the goodness of your heart, and the interest you take in the subject you propose is enough to inspire me. It is very rare indeed, Madame, to find in the class of men in which the one you protect is placed, not only talents as varied as his, but even ordinary knowledge. It is, as you say very well, a caprice of nature, which in order to demonstrate the extent of its power in all genres, produces singularities which prevent us from limiting it and prove to us that the end of our knowledge is far removed from that of its freedom´), further explaining that his affairs, and particularly his health, will prevent him from returning to Paris before January, and adding ´Quand j´y serai je serai plus a portee de m´interesser a un homme que vous honorer de votre appui et que j´en crois digne d´apres ce que vous me faites l´honneur de m´en dire. Je ne serai point fache de le voir et quand j´aurai demele ce a quoi je le pourrais employer pour mon service, ou pour celui de mes amis, je tacherai de l´occuper ou de le placer. Si cependant Madame, avant ce temps, qui peut encore etre long, vous trouviez l´occasion de le tirer de l´obscurite ou il est, que la preference que vous voulez bien me donner, ne retarde point l´effet de votre bonne volonte. Je serais fache qu´un motif qui ajouterais a ma reconnaissance, peut etre invisible a un homme qui peut bien n´avoir pas le temps d´attendre´ (Translation: ´When I am there I will be in a better position to take an interest in a man whom you honour with your support and whom I believe to be worthy of it from what you do me the honour of telling me. I will not be shy about seeing him and when I have found out what I could use him for for my service, or that of my friends, I will try to occupy or place him. If, however, Madame, before that time, which may still be long, you find the opportunity to draw him out of the obscurity in which he is, may the preference you are willing to give me not delay the effect of your goodwill. I would be angry if a reason which would add to my gratitude could be invisible to a man who may not have the time to wait´). Buffon further writes ´Une des raisons, Madame, qui me fait desirer de retourner bientot a Paris, est de pouvoir vous faire ma cour avec liberte, je fus prive de ce plaisir l´annee derniere, mais je compte me dedommager cet hiver et aller quelque fois gouter avec vous les douceurs de votre retraite. Je fais, Madame, qu´on n´en trouve que dans les asiles ou regnent la paix et la tranquillite et comme elles habitent partout ou vous etes, j´irai en jouir avec vous avec grand plaisir on est trop heureux quand on peut se derober au tumulte des affaires et du grand monde et partager sans contrainte les plaisirs du commerce des personnes qui comme vous, Madame, ajoutent a toutes les qualites de l´ame tous les agrements de l´esprit´ (Translation: ´One of the reasons, Madame, which makes me wish to return to Paris soon, is to be able to court you freely, I was deprived of this pleasure last year, but I intend to make up for it this winter and go with you a few times to taste the delights of your retreat. As they are to be found wherever you are, I shall go and enjoy them with you with great pleasure. One is too happy when one can disobey the tumult of business and the big world and share without constraint the pleasures of the company of people who, like you, Madame, add to all the qualities of the soul all the pleasures of the spirit´) before concluding by asking for his respects and compliments to be paid to the President de Meinieres. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG
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BUFFON COMTE DE: (1707-1788) Georges-Louis Leclerc. French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologist. L.S., Buffon, three pages, small 4to, Montbard (Cote-d´Or), 14th November 1771, to the wife of the President de Meinieres, in French. Buffon commences his letter by stating ´L´idee qu´il vous plait, Madame, d´appeller bizarre, n´a point cette acception dans mon esprit´ (Translation: ´The idea that you please, Madame, to call bizarre, has no such meaning in my mind´) and continues ´Elle justifie autant la surete du votre que la bonte de votre coeur et l´interet que vous prennez au sujet que vous me proposez suffit pour m´en inspirer. Il est bien rare en effet, Madame, de trouver dans la classe d´hommes ou est place celui que vous protegez, je ne dis par des talents aussi varies que les siens mais meme des connaissances ordinaires. C´est, comme vous le dites tres bien, un caprice de la nature, qui pour demontrer l´etendue de sa puissance dans tous les genres, produit des singularites qui nous defendent de la limiter et nous prouve que le terme de nos connaissances est bien distant de celui de sa liberte´ (Translation: ´It justifies the safety of your own as much as the goodness of your heart, and the interest you take in the subject you propose is enough to inspire me. It is very rare indeed, Madame, to find in the class of men in which the one you protect is placed, not only talents as varied as his, but even ordinary knowledge. It is, as you say very well, a caprice of nature, which in order to demonstrate the extent of its power in all genres, produces singularities which prevent us from limiting it and prove to us that the end of our knowledge is far removed from that of its freedom´), further explaining that his affairs, and particularly his health, will prevent him from returning to Paris before January, and adding ´Quand j´y serai je serai plus a portee de m´interesser a un homme que vous honorer de votre appui et que j´en crois digne d´apres ce que vous me faites l´honneur de m´en dire. Je ne serai point fache de le voir et quand j´aurai demele ce a quoi je le pourrais employer pour mon service, ou pour celui de mes amis, je tacherai de l´occuper ou de le placer. Si cependant Madame, avant ce temps, qui peut encore etre long, vous trouviez l´occasion de le tirer de l´obscurite ou il est, que la preference que vous voulez bien me donner, ne retarde point l´effet de votre bonne volonte. Je serais fache qu´un motif qui ajouterais a ma reconnaissance, peut etre invisible a un homme qui peut bien n´avoir pas le temps d´attendre´ (Translation: ´When I am there I will be in a better position to take an interest in a man whom you honour with your support and whom I believe to be worthy of it from what you do me the honour of telling me. I will not be shy about seeing him and when I have found out what I could use him for for my service, or that of my friends, I will try to occupy or place him. If, however, Madame, before that time, which may still be long, you find the opportunity to draw him out of the obscurity in which he is, may the preference you are willing to give me not delay the effect of your goodwill. I would be angry if a reason which would add to my gratitude could be invisible to a man who may not have the time to wait´). Buffon further writes ´Une des raisons, Madame, qui me fait desirer de retourner bientot a Paris, est de pouvoir vous faire ma cour avec liberte, je fus prive de ce plaisir l´annee derniere, mais je compte me dedommager cet hiver et aller quelque fois gouter avec vous les douceurs de votre retraite. Je fais, Madame, qu´on n´en trouve que dans les asiles ou regnent la paix et la tranquillite et comme elles habitent partout ou vous etes, j´irai en jouir avec vous avec grand plaisir on est trop heureux quand on peut se derober au tumulte des affaires et du grand monde et partager sans contrainte les plaisirs du commerce des personnes qui comme vous, Madame, ajoutent a toutes les qualites de l´ame tous les agrements de l´esprit´ (Translation: ´One of the reasons, Madame, which makes me wish to return to Paris soon, is to be able to court you freely, I was deprived of this pleasure last year, but I intend to make up for it this winter and go with you a few times to taste the delights of your retreat. As they are to be found wherever you are, I shall go and enjoy them with you with great pleasure. One is too happy when one can disobey the tumult of business and the big world and share without constraint the pleasures of the company of people who, like you, Madame, add to all the qualities of the soul all the pleasures of the spirit´) before concluding by asking for his respects and compliments to be paid to the President de Meinieres. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG
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