Text & Translation
Le magistrat suisse
English source:
Nicolas Chamfort
<La pucelle> de Voltaire furent interdits en
Suisse. Un magistrat de Berne fit rechercher
ces deux ouvrages, puis écrivit au Sénat:
Nous n'avons trouvé dans le canton ni <Esprit>
ni <Pucelle>.
The Swiss magistrate
English translation ©
Christopher Goldsack
"The Virgin" by Voltaire were forbidden in
Switzerland. A magistrate from Berne sent for
these two works, then wrote to the Senate:
We have found in this county neither "Spirit"
nor "Virgin".
Reproduced with kind permission from melodietreasury.com
Le magistrat suisse
English source:
Nicolas Chamfort
The Swiss magistrate
English source:
Christopher Goldsack
<L'esprit des lois> de Montesquieuet
"The spirit of the laws" by Montesquieu and
<La pucelle> de Voltaire furent interdits en
"The Virgin" by Voltaire were forbidden in
Suisse. Un magistrat de Berne fit rechercher
Switzerland. A magistrate from Berne sent for
ces deux ouvrages, puis écrivit au Sénat:
these two works, then wrote to the Senate:
Nous n'avons trouvé dans le canton ni <Esprit>
We have found in this county neither "Spirit"
ni <Pucelle>.
nor "Virgin".
