VOLUME I

By VOLTAIRE A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ

A A. A, B, C, OR ALPHABET. ABBÉ. ABBEY—ABBOT. ABLE—ABILITY. ABRAHAM. ABUSE. ABUSE OF WORDS. ACADEMY. ADAM. ADORATION. ADULTERY. AFFIRMATION OR OATH. AGAR, OR HAGAR. ALCHEMY. ALKORAN; ALEXANDER. ALEXANDRIA. ALGIERS. ALLEGORIES. ALMANAC. ALTARS, TEMPLES, RITES, SACRIFICES, ETC. AMAZONS. AMBIGUITY—EQUIVOCATION. AMERICA. AMPLIFICATION. ANCIENTS AND MODERNS. ANECDOTES. ANGELS. ANNALS. ANNATS. ANTHROPOMORPHITES. ANTI-LUCRETIUS. ANTIQUITY. APIS. APOCALYPSE. ANTI-TRINITARIANS. APOCRYPHA—APOCRYPHAL. APOSTATE. APOSTLES. APPARITION. APPEARANCE. APROPOS. ARABS; ARARAT. ARIANISM. ARISTEAS. ARISTOTLE. ARMS—ARMIES. AROT AND MAROT. ART OF POETRY. ARTS—FINE ARTS. ASMODEUS. ASPHALTUS. ASS. ASSASSIN—ASSASSINATION. ASTROLOGY. ASTRONOMY, ATHEISM. ATHEIST. ATOMS. AVARICE. AUGURY. AUGUSTINE. AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIUS). AVIGNON. AUSTERITIES. AUTHORS. AUTHORITY. AXIS.

B BABEL. BACCHUS. BACON (ROGER). BANISHMENT. BAPTISM. BARUCH, OR BARAK, AND DEBORAH; BATTALION. BAYLE. BDELLIUM. BEARD. BEASTS. BEAUTIFUL (THE). BEES. BEGGAR—MENDICANT BEKKER, BELIEF. BETHSHEMESH. BILHAH—BASTARDS BISHOP. BLASPHEMY. BODY. BOOKS. BOURGES. BRACHMANS—BRAHMINS. BREAD-TREE. BUFFOONERY—BURLESQUE—LOW COMEDY. BULGARIANS. BULL. BULL (PAPAL).

C CÆSAR. CALENDS. CANNIBALS. CASTING (IN METAL). CATO. CELTS. CEREMONIES—TITLES—PRECEDENCE. CERTAIN—CERTAINTY. CHAIN OF CREATED BEINGS. CHAIN OR GENERATION OF EVENTS. CHANGES THAT OCCURRED IN THE GLOBE. CHARACTER. CHARITY. CHARLES IX. CHINA. CHRISTIANITY. CHRISTMAS. CHRONOLOGY. CHURCH. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. CHURCH PROPERTY. CICERO. CIRCUMCISION. CLERK—CLERGY. CLIMATE. COHERENCE—COHESION—ADHESION. COMMERCE. COMMON SENSE. CONFESSION. CONFISCATION. CONSCIENCE. CONSEQUENCE. CONSTANTINE. CONTRADICTIONS. CONTRAST. CONVULSIONARIES. CORN. COUNCILS. COUNTRY. CRIMES OR OFFENCES. CRIMINAL. CROMWELL. CUISSAGE. CURATE (OF THE COUNTRY). CURIOSITY. CUSTOMS—USAGES. CYRUS.

D DANTE. DAVID. DECRETALS. DELUGE (UNIVERSAL). DEMOCRACY. DEMONIACS. DESTINY. DEVOTEE. DIAL. DICTIONARY. DIOCLETIAN. DIONYSIUS, ST. (THE AREOPAGITE), DIODORUS OF SICILY, AND HERODOTUS. DIRECTOR. DISPUTES. DISTANCE. DIVINITY OF JESUS. DIVORCE. DOG. DOGMAS. DONATIONS. DRINKING HEALTHS. THE DRUIDS.

E EASE. ECLIPSE. ECONOMY (RURAL). ECONOMY OF SPEECH— ELEGANCE. ELIAS OR ELIJAH, AND ENOCH. ELOQUENCE. EMBLEMS. ENCHANTMENT. END OF THE WORLD. ENTHUSIASM. ENVY. EPIC POETRY. EPIPHANY. EQUALITY. ESSENIANS. ETERNITY. EUCHARIST. EXECUTION. EXECUTIONER. EXPIATION. EXTREME. EZEKIEL. FABLE. FACTION. FACULTY. FAITH. FALSITY. FALSITY OF HUMAN VIRTUES.

F FANATICISM. FANCY. FASTI. FATHERS—MOTHERS—CHILDREN. FAVOR. FAVORITE. FEASTS. FERRARA. FEVER. FICTION. FIERTÉ. FIGURE. FIGURED—FIGURATIVE. FIGURE IN THEOLOGY. FINAL CAUSES. FINESSE, FINENESS, ETC. FIRE. FIRMNESS. FLATTERY. FORCE (PHYSICAL). FORCE—STRENGTH. FRANCHISE. FRANCIS XAVIER. FRANKS—FRANCE—FRENCH FRAUD. FREE-WILL. FRENCH LANGUAGE. FRIENDSHIP. FRIVOLITY.

G GALLANT. GARGANTUA. GAZETTE. GENEALOGY. GENESIS. GENII. GENIUS. GEOGRAPHY. GLORY—GLORIOUS. GOAT—SORCERY. GOD—GODS. GOOD—THE SOVEREIGN GOOD, A CHIMERA. GOOD. GOSPEL. GOVERNMENT. GOURD OR CALABASH. GRACE. GRACE (OF). GRAVE—GRAVITY. GREAT—GREATNESS. GREEK. GUARANTEE. GREGORY VII.

H HAPPY—HAPPILY. HEAVEN (CIEL MATÉRIEL). HEAVEN OF THE ANCIENTS. HELL. HELL (DESCENT INTO). HERESY. HERMES. HISTORIOGRAPHER. HISTORY. HONOR. HUMILITY. HYPATIA.

I IDEA. IDENTITY. IDOL—IDOLATER—IDOLATRY. IGNATIUS LOYOLA. IGNORANCE. IMAGINATION. IMPIOUS. IMPOST. IMPOTENCE. INALIENATION—INALIENABLE. INCEST. INCUBUS. INFINITY. INFLUENCE. INITIATION. INNOCENTS. INQUISITION. INSTINCT. INTEREST. INTOLERANCE. INUNDATION.

J JEHOVAH. JEPHTHAH. JESUITS; OR PRIDE. JEWS. JOB. JOSEPH. JUDÆA. JULIAN. JUST AND UNJUST. JUSTICE.

K KING. KISS.

L LAUGHTER. LAW (NATURAL). LAW (SALIC). LAW (CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL). LAWS. LAWS (SPIRIT OF). LENT. LEPROSY, ETC. LETTERS (MEN OF). LIBEL. LIBERTY. LIBERTY OF OPINION. LIBERTY OF THE PRESS. LIFE. LOVE. LOVE OF GOD. LOVE (SOCRATIC LOVE). LUXURY.

M MADNESS. MAGIC. MALADY—MEDICINE. MAN. MARRIAGE. MARY MAGDALEN. MARTYRS. MASS. MASSACRES. MASTER. MATTER. MEETINGS (PUBLIC). MESSIAH. METAMORPHOSIS. METAPHYSICS. MIND (LIMITS OF THE HUMAN). MIRACLES. MISSION. MONEY. MONSTERS. MORALITY. MOSES. MOTION. MOUNTAIN.

N NAIL. NATURE. NECESSARY—NECESSITY. NEW—NOVELTIES. NUDITY. NUMBER. NUMBERING.

O OCCULT QUALITIES. OFFENCES (LOCAL). ONAN. OPINION. OPTIMISM. ORACLES. ORDEAL. ORDINATION. ORIGINAL SIN. OVID.

P PARADISE. PASSIONS. PAUL PERSECUTION. PETER (SAINT). PETER THE GREAT AND J.J. ROUSSEAU. PHILOSOPHER. PHILOSOPHY. PHYSICIANS. PIRATES OR BUCCANEERS. PLAGIARISM. PLATO. POETS. POISONINGS. POLICY. POLYPUS. POLYTHEISM. POPERY. POPULATION. POSSESSED. POST. POWER—OMNIPOTENCE. POWER. PRAYER (PUBLIC), THANKSGIVING, ETC. PREJUDICE. PRESBYTERIAN. PRETENTIONS PRIDE. PRIESTS. PRIESTS OF THE PAGANS. PRIOR, BUTLER, AND SWIFT. PRIVILEGE—PRIVILEGED CASES PROPERTY. PROPHECIES. PROPHETS. PROVIDENCE. PURGATORY.

Q QUACK (OR CHARLATAN).

R RAVAILLAC. REASONABLE, OR RIGHT. RELICS. RELIGION. RHYME. RESURRECTION. RIGHTS. RIVERS. ROADS. ROD. ROME (COURT OF).

S SAMOTHRACE. SAMSON. SATURN'S RING. SCANDAL. SCHISM. SCROFULA. SECT. SELF-LOVE. SENSATION. SENTENCES (REMARKABLE). SENTENCES OF DEATH. SERPENTS. SHEKEL. SIBYL. SINGING. SLAVES. SLEEPERS (THE SEVEN). SLOW BELLIES (VENTRES PARESSEUX). SOCIETY OF LONDON, AND ACADEMIES. SOCRATES. SOLOMON. SOMNAMBULISTS AND DREAMERS. SOPHIST. SOUL. SPACE. STAGE (POLICE OF THE). STATES—GOVERNMENTS. STATES-GENERAL. STYLE. SUPERSTITION. SYMBOL, OR CREDO. SYSTEM.

T TABOR, OR THABOR. TALISMAN. TARTUFFE—TARTUFERIE. TASTE. TAUROBOLIUM. TAX—FEE. TEARS. TERELAS. TESTES. THEISM. THEIST. THEOCRACY. THEODOSIUS. THEOLOGIAN. THUNDER. TOLERATION. TOPHET. TORTURE. TRANSUBSTANTIATION. TRINITY. TRUTH. TYRANNY. TYRANT.

U UNIVERSITY. USAGES.

V VAMPIRES. VELETRI, VENALITY. VENICE. VERSE. VIANDS. VIRTUE. VISION. VISION OF CONSTANTINE. VOWS. VOYAGE OF ST. PETER TO ROME.

W WALLER. WAR. WEAKNESS ON BOTH SIDES. WHYS (THE). WICKED. WILL. WIT, SPIRIT, INTELLECT. WOMEN.

X, Y, Z XENOPHANES. XENOPHON, YVETOT. ZEAL. ZOROASTER. DECLARATION INQUIRERS, AND DOUBTERS,

LIST OF PLATES VOLTAIRE AT THE AGE OF THIRTY—Frontispiece

MAHOMET

LOUIS AND MDLLE. DE LA VALLIÈRE

ANCIENT GREECE

THE BASTILLE—Frontispiece

A TYPE OF BEAUTY

AN ASTROLOGER

ALEXANDER'S TRIUMPH

VOLTAIRE'S RECEPTION OF MADAME D'ÉPINAY AT LES DÉLICES—

THE DEATH OF COLIGNY

CATHERINE II. OF RUSSIA

THE ALMONER AND THE ANABAPTIST

VOLTAIRE'S ARREST AT FRANKFORT Frontispiece

OLIVER CROMWELL

TIME MAKES TRUTH TRIUMPHANT

FRANCIS I. AND HIS SISTER

SANS SOUCI Frontispiece

A LAND STORM

THE TEMPTATION OF ADAM

DESCARTES

VOLTAIRE'S HOME IN GENEVA—Frontispiece

THE ACROPOLIS AT ATHENS

THE DUKE OF SULLY

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INQUISITION IN PORTUGAL

OLD ROUEN—frontispiece

MONTESQUIEU

THE DREAM OF HUMAN LIFE

ANCIENT ROME

ALLEGORICAL BUST OF VOLTAIRE—frontispiece

THE INITIATE BANISHING THE PRIEST

JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU

JOHN CALVIN

VOLTAIRE: THE HOUDON BUST—Frontispiece

GENIUS INSPIRING THE MUSES

SAMSON DESTROYING THE TEMPLE

JOHN LOCKE

VOLTAIRE'S REMAINS ON THE BASTILLE—Frontispiece

THE DEATH OF SOCRATES

THE VISION

PIERRE CORNEILLE

ZADIG;

OR, THE Book of Fate.

AN

Oriental History,

Translated from the

French Original

OF

MR. VOLTAIRE.

——— Quo fata trahunt, retrahuntque sequamur. Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus in Latium. ——— Virg.

MDCCXLIX.

THE

CONTENTS CHAP. I. The blind Eye page 1 CHAP. II. The Nose 13 CHAP. III. The Dog and the Horse, &c. 20 CHAP. IV. The Envious Man 33 CHAP. V. The Force of Generosity 45 CHAP. VI. The Just Judge 53 CHAP. VII. The Force of Jealousy 63 [xii]CHAP. VIII. The Thresh’d Wife 79 CHAP. IX. The Captive 89 CHAP. X. The Funeral Pile 100 CHAP. XI. The Evening’s Entertainment 111 CHAP. XII. The Rendezvous 124 CHAP. XIII. The Free-booter 135 CHAP. XIV. The Fisherman 147 CHAP. XV. The Basilisk 159 CHAP. XVI. The Tournaments 187 CHAP. XVII. The Hermit 205 CHAP. XVIII. The Riddles, or Ænigmas 225

CANDIDE By VOLTAIRE INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP LITTELL 1918 CONTENTS

[Pg xiii] CHAPTER PAGE I. How Candide was brought up in a Magnificent Castle, and how he was expelled thence 1 II. What became of Candide among the Bulgarians 5 III. How Candide made his escape from the Bulgarians, and what afterwards became of him 9 IV. How Candide found his old Master Pangloss, and what happened to them 13 V. Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and what became of Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and James the Anabaptist 18 VI. How the Portuguese made a Beautiful Auto-da-fé, to prevent any further Earthquakes: and how Candide was publicly whipped 23 VII. How the Old Woman took care of Candide, and how he found the Object he loved 26 VIII. The History of Cunegonde 30 IX. What became of Cunegonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew 35[Pg xiv] X. In what distress Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Woman arrived at Cadiz; and of their Embarkation 38 XI. History of the Old Woman 42 XII. The Adventures of the Old Woman continued 48 XIII. How Candide was forced away from his fair Cunegonde and the Old Woman 54 XIV. How Candide and Cacambo were received by the Jesuits of Paraguay 58 XV. How Candide killed the brother of his dear Cunegonde 64 XVI. Adventures of the Two Travellers, with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages called Oreillons 68 XVII. Arrival of Candide and his Valet at El Dorado, and what they saw there 74 XVIII. What they saw in the Country of El Dorado 80 XIX. What happened to them at Surinam and how Candide got acquainted with Martin 89 XX. What happened at Sea to Candide and Martin 98 XXI. Candide and Martin, reasoning, draw near the Coast of France 102[Pg xv] XXII. What happened in France to Candide and Martin 105 XXIII. Candide and Martin touched upon the Coast of England, and what they saw there 122 XXIV. Of Paquette and Friar Giroflée 125 XXV. The Visit to Lord Pococurante, a Noble Venetian 133 XXVI. Of a Supper which Candide and Martin took with Six Strangers, and who they were 142 XXVII. Candide's Voyage to Constantinople 148 XXVIII. What happened to Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc. 154 XXIX. How Candide found Cunegonde and the Old Woman again 159 XXX. The Conclusion 161

THE FOURTH BOOK of VIRGIL'S ÆNEID, and THE NINTH BOOK of VOLTAIRE'S HENRIAD. Translated into English verse with a view of comparison between the Latin, French, and English poetry. By the Translator of the HENRIAD. 1804.

CONTENTS

TO MONSIEUR DELILLE.

PREFACE.

ARGUMENT.

THE FOURTH BOOK OF VIRGIL'S ÆNEID,

THE HENRIAD. CANTO IX.

ARGUMENT.

THE WORKS OF VOLTAIRE

PREFACES, CAUTIONS, NOTES, ETC.

BY M. BEUCHOT.