Félicité de Lamennais - Lettre autographe signée à...

Autograph letter signed by Félicité de Lamennais, priest, writer and French philosopher, author of the Essay on Indifference in Religious Matters. The letter is dated April 5, 1822. Written in brown ink on laid paper, signed with the initials “F. M.” The autograph address appears on the fourth page, with a linear postmark “21 / DINAN,” a handwritten tax and date stamps partially legible. In this letter addressed to Jacques Bins de Saint-Victor, publicist and royalist publisher, Félicité de Lamennais makes wishes for the pregnancy of Madame de Saint-Victor, then sets forth his grievances against the bookseller Méquignon, with whom he wishes to break for the continuation of his Essay on Indifference in Religious Matters. He gives news of the progress of the work, written in the solitude of La Chênaie, and mentions the reception of his doctrine in Rome, between the support of Cardinal della Somaglia and the opposition of priests of the Roman College. He closes with a sharp critique of the Journal des Débats and of the ministers, to whom he reproaches their tolerance toward seditious press. Transcription: “I hope with all my heart, my dear friend, that God Almighty will bless the pregnancy of Madame de Saint-Victor, and will grant you a son who, with your dear little Alix, will be the consolation of your old days. But please, do not shorten these precious days for your family and friends by excessive work. I long to see you enjoy a little of that rest you desire, and which you so badly need; arrange yourself thus to be to yourself and to those who love you. Then will come the true rest, the only one that no one can disturb; satiabor cum apparuerit. The copy from the Library that I asked you to have sent to M. de Kergariou, for his brother-in-law M. Le Corgne, of Saint-Brieux, is a copy that has been placed and not sold. Please therefore inform your bookseller to send the bill, so that he may receive the amount. I thank you for what you tell me about Mequignon; I think that not being bound to him for the continuation of the Essay, nor disposed to become bound, he will consent without too much trouble to terminate the contract we have together. Here is a new letter that I am writing to him, and which I beg you to read. I have no reason to be satisfied with him in any regard; but the details would be too long. Have I told you that he caused me to lose one hundred louis recently, for not bothering to read my letters? And one hundred louis is a hefty sum for me in my position. I have a volume of the Essay that is almost finished; there will be two more. I can only work on the Chênaie, amid my books, on the one I will soon begin. That is one of the reasons that keep me here; it is surely not my pleasure, for there are few pleasures in living so completely alone as I am. The volume I am completing has converted one of my friends, a man of merit, to whom I have shown it. He was a deist; he will take communion. May God be blessed a thousand times! The Cal[ling] of della Somaglia, Dean of the Sacred College, openly says in Rome that those who do not adopt my doctrine, or do not understand it, or do not understand French. Nevertheless there are opponents in that country as elsewhere. They are almost all secular priests, members of the Roman College, where the philosophy of Locke and Condillac is taught. The Cal[ st] Litta, who lamented this abuse and who wanted to reform it, unfortunately died before carrying out this useful reform. How true are your reflections on the items of Journal des Débats! and how these people do harm! for their foolishness makes no one wiser, on the contrary. I recently received a letter from a brave man, who is not among the most satisfied; but after all these poor ministers have the best intentions. Truly, I can easily believe it; I believe with all my heart that they do not want to deliver France to the Jacobins, destroy religion, the monarchy, the Society. But what a strange praise that one is! They are not villains, one says: but who accuses them of being villains? Is that what it is about? God forbid. A patient is getting worse, he is dying, - [paper missing: V] you say that the doctor nevertheless has good intentions [paper missing] it is not with cheerful hearts and a premeditated plan that he dispatches the poor patient. - I do not doubt it - He kills his patient with full awareness - Agreed; but do you conclude from that that one should refrain from changing doctors? My God, how stupid people are, provided they have some interest, and even without any interest! In a well-ordered state, where people are judged by their acts, and not by their intentions which are indifferent to Society, and which God alone ultimately knows, ministers who would tolerate Sedition having public organs and within the government would pay with their heads for this cowardly and disastrous tolerance. I am short of paper, and I end by embracing you, my dear friend, with all my heart.” Dimensions: 15.6 x 19.7 cm Condition: Good overall. There is a loss of paper due to opening of the letter, foxing and a few stains. See photos for details. Number of pages: 4 pages - Félicité de La Mennais, better known as Lamennais, born June 19, 1782 in Saint-Malo and died February 27, 1854 in Paris, was a priest, theologian, writer, philosopher and French politician. Wikipedia Careful shipment in a rigid and waterproof box.

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