[Footnote 4125: For example, in the lines addressed to the Princess Ulrique in the preface to "Alzire," dedicated to Madame du Chatelet: "Souvent un peu de verité," etc.] [Footnote 4126: The scholar in the dialogue of "Le Mais," (Jenny).--The canonization of Saint Cucufin.--Advice to brother Pediculuso.--The diatribe of Doctor Akakia.--Conversation of the emperor of China with brother Rigolo, etc.] [Footnote 4127: "Dict. Philosophique," the article "Ignorance."--"Les Oreilles du Comte de Chesterfied."--"L'homme au quarante écus," chap. VII. and XI.] [Footnote 4128: Bachaumont, III, 194. (The death of the Comte de Maugiron).] [Footnote 4129: "The novels of the younger Crébillon were in fashion. My father spoke with Madame de Puisieux on the ease with which licentious works were composed; he contended that it was only necessary to find an arousing idea as a peg to hang others on in which intellectual libertinism should be a substitute for taste. She challenged him to produce on of this kind. At the end of a fortnight he brought her 'Les bijoux indiscrets' and fifty louis." (Mémoires of Diderot, by his daughter).--"La Religieuse," has a similar origin, its object being to mystify M. de Croismart.] [Footnote 4130: "Le Rêve de d'Alembert."] [Footnote 4131: "Le neveau de Rameau."] [Footnote 4132: The words of Diderot himself in relation to the "Rêve de d'Alembert."] [Footnote 4133: One of the finest stanzas in "Souvenir" is almost literally transcribed (involuntarily, I suppose), from the dialogue on Otaheite (Tahiti).] [Footnote 4134: "Nouvelle Héloise," passim., and notably Julie's extraordinary letter, second part, number 15.--"Émile," the preceptor's discourse to Émile and Sophie the morning after their marriage.--Letter of the comtesse de Boufflers to Gustavus III., published by Geffroy, ("Gustave III. et la cour de France"). "I entrust to Baron de Lederheim, though with reluctance, a book for you which has just been published, the infamous memoirs of Rousseau entitled 'Confessions.' They seem to me those of a common scullion and even lower than that, being dull throughout, whimsical and vicious in the most offensive manner. I do not recur to my worship of him (for such it was) I shall never console myself for its having caused the death of that eminent man David Hume, who, to gratify me, undertook to entertain that filthy animal in England."] [Footnote 4135: "Confessions," part I, book III.] [Footnote 4136: Letter to M, de Beaumont.] [Footnote 4137: "Émile," letter IV. 193. "People of the world must necessarily put on disguise; let them show themselves as they are and they would horrify us," etc.] [Footnote 4138: See, especially, his book entitled "Rousseau juge de Jean-Jacques," his connection with Hume and the last books of the "confessions."]