Familiar and courtly letters written by Monsieur Voiture to persons of the greatest honour, wit, and quality of both sexes in the court of France ; made English by Mr. Dryden, Tho. Cheek, Esq., Mr. Dennis, Henry Cromwel, Esq., Jos. Raphson, Esq., Dr. -, &c. ; with twelve select epistles out of Aristanetus, translated from the Greek ; some select letters of Pliny, Jun and Monsieur Fontanelle, translated by Mr. Tho. Brown ; and a collection of original letters lately written on several subjects, by Mr. T. Brown ; to which is added a collection of letters of friendship, and other occasional letters, written by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Wycherly, Mr. -, Mr. Congreve, Mr. Dennis, and other hands.

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Author:	Voiture, Monsieur de (Vincent), 1597-1648.
Title:	Familiar and courtly letters written by Monsieur Voiture to persons of the greatest honour, wit, and quality of both sexes in the court of France ; made English by Mr. Dryden, Tho. Cheek, Esq., Mr. Dennis, Henry Cromwel, Esq., Jos. Raphson, Esq., Dr. -, &c. ; with twelve select epistles out of Aristanetus, translated from the Greek ; some select letters of Pliny, Jun and Monsieur Fontanelle, translated by Mr. Tho. Brown ; and a collection of original letters lately written on several subjects, by Mr. T. Brown ; to which is added a collection of letters of friendship, and other occasional letters, written by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Wycherly, Mr. -, Mr. Congreve, Mr. Dennis, and other hands.
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To the Honourable Sir Cha. Duncomb, Kt. SHERIFF of London and Middlesex.

THE CONTENTS.

Mons. Voiture's LETTERS.

Aristaenetus's EPISTLES.

Some Select EPISTLES out of Pliny, Jun.

LETTERS out of Mons. le Chevalier d' Her. ***

ORIGINAL LETTERS.

LOVE-LETTERS.

LETTERS of Friendship.

Familiar and Courtly LETTERS, WRITTEN By Mons. VOITURE, TO Persons of the greatest Wit, Ho∣nour and Quality of both Sex, in the Court of France.

To my Lord Cardinal de la Velette.

To Mademoiselle Paulet.

To Monsieur de Chaudebonne.

To Monsieur de Godeau.

BILLET from Madam de Saintot, to Mon∣sieur de Voiture.

The Answer of Monsieur de Voiture.

To his Unknown Mistress.

To Mademoiselle Paulet.

To the Marchioness of Rambouillet; in An∣swer to a Letter of Thanks of hers.

An Imitation of Monsieur de Voiture's Let∣ter to Mademoiselle de Rambouillet: Be∣ing an Answer to that by which she had in∣form'd him, who was then with Monsieur in Exile, that the Academy designed to abo∣lish the Particle Car, [For.]

To the Duke of Enguien, upon his Taking of Dunkirk.

To the Duke of Euguien (afterwards the Great Prince of Conde) upon his gaining the Bat∣tle of Rocroy.

To Monsieur de Balzac.

To the Marquess of Pisani, who had lost all his Money and his Baggage, at the Siege of Thionville.

To Mademoiselle de Burbon, A Relation of the Author's being toss'd in a Blanket.

To Madam de Rambouillet.

To the Cardinal de la Valette.

To a young Lady, Maid of Honour to his Royal Highness's Daughter.

To the Marchioness de Rambouillet, on Absence.

To Monsieur Costart.

To Madam—

To the same.

To Diana.

To the President of the Houshold.

To Monsieur d'Emer, Comptroler General of the King's Revenues.

The Abridgment of a Letter to Mon∣sieur d'Avaux.

To Madam—.

To Mons. de Chaudebonne.

To my Lady Abbess, to thank her for the Cat which she sent him.

A Comical Letter, out of the famous Monsieur de Colletier, to Mada∣moiselle de Choux.

Twelve Select EPISTLES, OUT OF ARIST AENETVS, Epist. 2. Lib. 1.

Glycera to Philinna.

Cyrtion to Dictys.

Philochorus to Polyaenus.

Lamprias to Philippides.

Philomatia to Eumusus.

Terpsion to Polycles.

A Letter of Gallantry, from a young Gentleman, to his Perjured Mi∣stress.

Abrocomas to his dear Delphis.

Oceanius to Aristobulus.

Chrysis to Myrina.

Stesichorus to Eratosthenes.

Some Select LETTERS, OUT OF PLINY, Junior.

To his dear Friend Romanus.

To his dear Geminius.

To his Wife Calphurnia.

To the Same.

To his dear Friend Ferox.

To Cornelius Tacitus.

To Sura.

LETTERS OUT OF Mons. le Chevalier d' Her. ***

To Mademoiselle de J— Vpon sending to her a Boar in a Pasty, who had like to have wounded him at the Chase.

To Monsieur C—

To Madam D—V— Vpon sending her a Black and a Monkey.

To the same.

To Mademoiselle de C— Vpon sending her an Extract of the Church-Register.

Original Letters.

To his honoured Friend, Dr. Baynard at the Bath.

Melanissa to Alexis.

To a litigious Country-Attorney. A Letter of Gallantry.

To Mr. Moult.

To Mr. George Moult. A Letter of News.

From the Gun Musick - booth in Smithfield, in the time of Bar∣tholomew-Fair.

A Consolatory Letter to my Lady—on the Death of her Husband.

To Mr. Moult, upon the breaking up of Bartholomew-fair.

To W. K. Esq Being a Relation of a Journy to London.

A Love-Letter from an Officer in the Army, to a Widow whom he was desperately in Love with before he saw her.

An Exhortatory Letter, to an old La∣dy that smoaked Tobacco.

To Sir W. S—.

To a Physician in the Country.

LOVE-LETTERS, WRITTEN By Mr.—to Madam—

letter

To the same.

To a young Lady.

To the same.

A Letter from a Lady to her Lover, in the French Army; with a Tuft of Hair inclosed in it. Out of the French.

To Madam C—ll.

Madam C—ll's Answer to—

His Answer to Mrs. C—ll.

An Answer.

To Mrs.—

To my Lady—.

To the same. A Love-Letter to an old Lady.

To a Lady that had got an Inflamati∣on in her Eyes.

To Mr. B—in Covent-garden. An Account of a Journey to Exon, &c.

The Answer.

To Dr. Garth.

To his Poetical Friend, advising him to Study the Mathematicks.

To William Joy, the strong Kentish∣man, from the Lady C—. Dropt out of her Foot-man's Pocket, and ta∣ken up by a Chair-man in the Pall-mall.

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To the Right Honourable Charles Montague, Esq. One of the Lords of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer; and one of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council.

TO THE READER.

A Collection of Letters.

To Walter Moyle, Esq

To Mr. Wycherley, at Cleve, near Shrews∣bury.

Mr. Wycherley's Answer to Mr. Dennis.

To Mr. Wycherley.

Mr. Wycherley to Mr. Dennis.

To Mr. Wycherley.

Mr. Wycherley's to Mr.—on the Loss of his Mistress.

The Answer to Mr. Wycherley.

Mr. Wycherley's Letter to Mr.—

Mr. Dennis to Mr. Wycherley.

To Mr. Wycherley, That a Block-head is better qualified for Business than a Man of Wit.

To Mr. Dryden.

Mr. Dryden to Mr. Dennis.

Written for my Lady C—, to her Cousin W—of the Temple. By Mr. Dennis. After she had received from him a Copy of Verses on her Beauty.

To Mr—, at Will's Coffee-house, in Co∣vent-garden.

To Walter Moyle, Esq

To Mr. Congreve.

Mr. Congreve, to Mr. Dennis. Concerning Humour in COMEDY.

To Mr. Congreve, at Tunbridge.

Mr. Congreve to Mr. Dennis.

Letters of LOVE.

letter

To Walter Moyle, Esq at Bake, in Corn∣wall.

Mr.—to Mr. Congreve.

Mr. Congreve to Mr.—

To Mr. Congreve, at Tunbridge.

Mr.—to Mr. Dennis.

ERRATA in Pliny's Letters.