Excerpt from Sur le Prix du Papier dans l'Antiquité: Lettre de M. Egger, Membre de l'Institut, A M. Ambroise-Firmin Didot, Et Réponse de M. A. Firmin Didot A M. Egger
Smarsrxme. Précisément. Eh bien! Si je prenais ce cristal lorsque le greffier écrirait la condamnation et si, ma tenant au dessus et me tournant vers le soleil, je faisais fondre toutes les lettres du jugement?
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