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SULZER Johann Georg (1720-1779) philosophe suisse.

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SULZER Johann Georg (1720-1779) philosophe suisse.
L.A.S. "Sulzer," [Berlin June 27, 1755], to bookseller REICH in Leipzig| 1 page in-4, addressed (restorations where the stamp is located)| in French| engraved portrait enclosed.
About the gift of a dog.
He apologizes for neglecting their correspondence. "I have been so engrossed for some weeks in some literary and domestic affairs that I have forgotten the most necessary things.
I am very pleased to have given you some pleasure by something I can do without so easily. I would like to have the opportunity to sacrifice something to which I would be more attached than I have been to little Daphnis. That is the name I gave him and to which he is entirely accustomed, allowed his mistress to give him a more beautiful one. As for his maintenance, the less meat he is given the better for him, because meat spoils the eyes of these animals. Soup, pâté or cookie is the best thing for him"...