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# Catalogue record: 55243 — Germon an [?]
# Incipit: Voicy, Monsieur, ma petite dissertation contre l'opinion de M. de Leib
# Date: 1716-10-22
# Sender: Germon — Addressee: ?
# Record in the Leibniz-Katalog: https://leibniz-katalog.bbaw.de/de/extended-search?id=55243&katnr=23326
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# Work: https://leibnizlegible.com/work/DE-611-HS-971838
# Title: LBr. 309 · Germon
# Folios: Bl. 1–2 (from the shelfmark LBr 309 Bl. 1-2): 4 pages, canvases 1–4, page ids DE-611-HS-971838:0001 to DE-611-HS-971838:0004
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# Lines: 29 recognised on 2 of 4 pages, mean confidence 0.95
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Voicy. Monsieur, ma petite dissertation. contre
lopinion de M. de Lebnits sur l’origine des Francois. Je
crainds qu’elle ne vous paroirse pas avoir toute la solidité
que recroit qu’elle a en effect. Ilne faut la regarder que
comme un morteau delaché dun gros ouvrage, pou l’on
suppose deschoses etabliet ailleurs sur des preuves que je croi
convaincantes, et qui sielles ertoient jointes icy donneroient toute
une autre forre aux raisons que j’oppose a m. de Leibnits.
Cen a vous de voir, s’il convient d’envoyer a ce grand homme
une bagatelle de cette natere. Mais si vous la luy envoyez,
se vous prie déxaminer auparavant, sil ne mert point echape
quelque exprenion peu mesurée et capable de choquer. Je
seroirtres mortifié d’avoir rien dit ou ecrit qui part deplaire
a un stuteur d’un merite si reconnu et dune erudition si
etendué. Comme je lay tousiour ertimé non seulement un
des plurscavans hommes de noitre tempt, mais encore un
tres honerte homme, je me sues imaginé qu’il ne trouveroit

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pas mauvais que je pensane autrement que luy, et que jex-
posatse lerraisons que jay de mecarter de son sentiment que
jerne feroit un honneur de suivre en mille autres occasions.
desuiraver un ertime tres respechuus
Monsieur
ostre treshumble et
tres obeissant serviteur
Germon delu quue deJenes
Permettet moy darrurer icy de mes respelh M. de la
Roque, a qui je vous prieroir de faire lire cette petite
dissertation, si ses occupation, luys enlaittoient le loitir.

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## Folio 2v — DE-611-HS-971838:0004
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