DU BOCCAGE, Marie-Anne [1710–1802], woman of letters and poe - Lot 30

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DU BOCCAGE, Marie-Anne [1710–1802], woman of letters and poe - Lot 30
DU BOCCAGE, Marie-Anne [1710–1802], woman of letters and poet. Set consisting of two signed autograph letters and an autograph poem about Pope Benedict XIV. - “Your Excellency (Onarat), Although I have delayed in thanking you for all your kindnesses, they are nonetheless fresh in my memory; but my eagerness to return to Rome for the conclave gave me hope that I might still have the pleasure of seeing you and thanking you in person; Mr. Duboccage deprived me of this honor by refusing to take me back to the blissful banks of the Tiber.” - Invitation to dinner with her correspondent and “Mr. de Fontenelle,” and she sends him one of her works for Mr. Desforges Maillard in Brittany. Upon her return from her trip, she will inquire after his news, “which is of interest to all men of letters and good citizens.” - Autograph poem of 10 lines. “A pontiff without avarice, noble without prodigality, to make truth beloved lets justice reign here...”
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