Excerpt from Voltaire, Seigneur de Village, Vol. 1
Charles - Joseph, prince de Ligne, Mes Écarts ou ma Tête en liberté, réflexions choisies, ordonnées et accompagnées d'une notice et d'une bibliographie. 1906 (sansot éditeur). Un vol.
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