POE M S. BY Mr. DE VOLTAIRE.. Tranflated from the FRENCH, By T. SMOLLET M. D. T. FRANCKLIN, M. A. and others. Printed for J. NEWBERY, R. BALDWIN, S. CROWDER and Co. J. CoOTE, T. DAVIES, W. JOHNSTON, R. FRANCK LIN, and G. KEARSLEY. M.DCC.LXIV. D EDICATION to the King At the Camp before Philipsburgh, Poem upon the Battle of Fontenoy I Epiftle, wrote in Answer to a Let- Pruffia honoured the Author upon his Acceffion to the Throne 22 Epiftle II. to the King of Pruffia 25 Epiftle IV. to the Duke of Sully 32 Epiftle V. to the Duke de la Feu- Epiftle VI. to Marshal Villars 38. Epiftle VII. to Madam de Gondoin, afterwards Countefs of Toulouse, upon the Danger fhe had been ex- pofed to in paffing the Loire in Epiftle VIII. to Monfieur Genon- ville, occafioned by a Disease 43 Epiftle IX. to the Countefs of Fon- Epiftle X. written from Plombieres, Epiftle XI. to Monfieur de For- The Requifites to Happiness 149 Epiftle to a Lady very well known to the whole Town To her Royal Highnefs the Prin- To the Duke of Richlieu, Marshal of France, in whofe Honour the Senate of Genoa had just before caused a Statue to be erected 157 Ode, infcribed to the Gentlemen of failed to the Polar Circle, and the Line, in order to afcertain Ode, upon the Peace concluded in Ode, to the King of Pruffia, upon his Acceffion to the Throne 181 Ode, upon the Death of the Emperor 54 Ode, to the Queen of Hungary 189 109 115 Thoughts upon the Newtonian The Utility of Sciences to Princes. I K IN G. May it please your Majesty, HAD not the prefumption to dedicate the first essay of the following work to you, apprehensive that I might thereby offend the delicacy of the most modeft of conquerors; but your Majefty should confider, that this is not a panegyrick; it is in part a faithful picture of the most glorious battle that ever was fought fince that of Bouvines. It contains the fentiments of France, though but weakly expreffed; it is a poem without exaggeration, and consists of important truths, without any mixture either of fiction or flattery. Your Majesty's name will tranfmit this weak sketch to pofterity as an authentic monument of fo many glorious B |