Good thinking. I was looking through the Wilhelmine letters, and I haven't found a mention of Voltaire, but I did find this reference to his fever:
No, my dear sister, I don't take cinchona nor febrifuge; I only use the most innocent remedies.
But he has no problem advising Voltaire to take it in the 1750s, interesting.
Also, lol, his "I'm going to Strasbourg" letter goes like this: "An essential business trip takes me to Strasbourg." Uh huh. Well, in 300 years, Fritz, no one's been able to figure out any business besides sightseeing that I'm aware of.
Pulse checking would be a psychologically plausible gesture for Voltaire.
It's definitely plausible, in much the same way that Trenck being locked up three months later than he was was plausible, but Voltaire might not have met Fritz until Fritz was capable of sitting up and receiving him.
Will keep my eye out for other mentions in correspondence. Anyone with access to E-Enlightenment is encouraged to do so as well (as time permits), hint hint! :)
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Re: Lucchessini, Catt and Fredersdorf, oh, my
Date: 2020-03-05 02:54 pm (UTC)No, my dear sister, I don't take cinchona nor febrifuge; I only use the most innocent remedies.
But he has no problem advising Voltaire to take it in the 1750s, interesting.
Also, lol, his "I'm going to Strasbourg" letter goes like this: "An essential business trip takes me to Strasbourg." Uh huh. Well, in 300 years, Fritz, no one's been able to figure out any business besides sightseeing that I'm aware of.
Pulse checking would be a psychologically plausible gesture for Voltaire.
It's definitely plausible, in much the same way that Trenck being locked up three months later than he was was plausible, but Voltaire might not have met Fritz until Fritz was capable of sitting up and receiving him.
Will keep my eye out for other mentions in correspondence. Anyone with access to E-Enlightenment is encouraged to do so as well (as time permits), hint hint! :)