1728-01-15, de Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] à Richard Towne.

Sir,

J have received a copy of verses which j am very far from desserving, and for fear of returning wretched prose for that poetry, j tell you in few words j long to wait on you and the lady.
In the mean time you should answer her for me. Farewell my dear doctor, j am with my heart

yr most humble obedient servant,

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