The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 38

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Excerpt from The Works of Voltaire, Vol. 38: A Contemporary Version, With Notes by Tobias Smollett, Revised and Modernized, New Translations by William F. Fleming, and an Introduction by Oliver H. G. Leigh, a Critique and Biography Alike the interest of his Church and France, The courtier's censor, but at court beloved, Rome's greatest foe, and yet by Rome approved. Between two rocks, which hoary ocean laves And beats with all the fury of his waves, The port of Dieppe meets the hero's eyes, And crowds of eager mariners supplies. Their hands prepare the vessels for the main, Those sovereign rulers of the azure plain. The stormy Boreas, fast-enchained in air, Leaves the smooth sea to softer Zephyr's care. Their anchor weighed, they swiftly quit the strand, And soon descry Britannia's happy land. When 10! The day's bright star is hid in clouds, And gathering whirlwinds whistle through the shrouds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.