Zadig Or, The Book of Fate

Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate

Thou Joy of evry Eye! Thou Torment of every Heart! Thou Intellectual [ii]Light! I do not kiss the Dust of thy Feet; because thou seldom art seen out of the Seraglio, and when thou art, thou walkest only on the Carpets of Iran, or on Beds of Roses. I here present you with a Translation of the Work of an ancient Sage, who having the Happiness of living free from all Avocations, thought proper, by Way of Amusement, to write the History of Zadig; a Performance, that comprehends in it more Instruction than, tis possible, you may at first be aware of. I beg you would indulge me so far [iii]as to read it over, and then pass your impartial Judgment upon it: For notwithstanding you are in the Bloom of your Life; tho evry Pleasure courts you; tho you are Natures Darling, and have internal Qualities in proportion to your Beauty; tho the World resounds your Praises from Morning till Night, and consequently you must have a just Title to a superior Degree of Understanding than the rest of your Sex; Yet your Wit is no ways flashy; Your Taste is refind, and I have had the Honour [iv]to hear you talk more learnedly than the wisest Dervise, with his venerable Beard, and pointed Bonnet: You are discreet, and yet not mistrustful; you are easy, but not weak; you are beneficent with Discretion; you love your Friends, and create yourself no Enemies. Your most sprightly Flights borrow no Graces from Detraction; you never speak a misbecoming Word, nor do an ill-naturd Action, tho tis always in your Power. In a Word, your Soul is as spotless as your Person. You have, moreover, a little Fund of Philosophy, [v]which gives me just Grounds to hope that youll relish this Historical Performance better than any other Lady of your Quality would do. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 18972
Author: Voltaire, 1694-1778
Release Date: Aug 3, 2006
Format: eBook
Language: English