Now that I think of it, does Voltaire ever mention being presented to unfortunate EC?
Not that I remember. I have a vague memory of EC being shocked by Algarotti's dissing of religion, but this was critically at Rheinsberg, when she and Fritz still lived together. Imagine how she'd react to Voltaire! I wouldn't be surprised if Fritz saw no need to inflict the boring pious woman on Voltaire.
For "odd", substitute "Fritzian", Lehndorff. Your monarch sees no contradiction there at all. Hasn't he always insistent Voltaire is scum and he only cares about his genius?
LOLOLOL
(It's not like he'll write "letters and greetings are no substitution for Voltaire, if one has had him in persona", oh no.)
It's hard when you're in love with someone you know is no damn good for you. And that goes in both directions. As they both seem to have been aware of it and suffered from the eternal tension between what their mind knew and their heart felt.
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Not that I remember. I have a vague memory of EC being shocked by Algarotti's dissing of religion, but this was critically at Rheinsberg, when she and Fritz still lived together. Imagine how she'd react to Voltaire! I wouldn't be surprised if Fritz saw no need to inflict the boring pious woman on Voltaire.
For "odd", substitute "Fritzian", Lehndorff. Your monarch sees no contradiction there at all. Hasn't he always insistent Voltaire is scum and he only cares about his genius?
LOLOLOL
(It's not like he'll write "letters and greetings are no substitution for Voltaire, if one has had him in persona", oh no.)
It's hard when you're in love with someone you know is no damn good for you. And that goes in both directions. As they both seem to have been aware of it and suffered from the eternal tension between what their mind knew and their heart felt.