"beauties without number in your works.

Your HENRIADE delights me.
The tragedy of CESAR shows us sustained characters; the sentiments in it are magnificent and grand, and one feels that Brutus is either a Roman, or else an Englishman _( ou un Romain ou un Anglais)._ Your ALZIRE, to the graces of novelty adds...
"Monsieur, there is nothing I wish so much as to possess all your Writings," even those not printed hitherto.

"Pray, Monsieur, do communicate them to me without reserve.

If there be amongst your Manuscripts any that you wish to conceal from the eyes of the public, I engage to keep them in the profoundest secrecy.

I am unluckily aware, that the faith of Princes is an object of little respect in our days; nevertheless I hope you will make an exception from the general rule in my favor.