&c.] All which the reader may keep imagining at his convenience;--but will be glad rather, for the present, to go with us for an actual look at M.de Voltaire and the divine Emilie, whom we have not seen for a long time.

Not much has happened in the interim; one or two things only which it can concern us to know;--scattered fragments of memorial, on the way thus far:-- 1.

M.DE VOLTAIRE HAS, IN 1745, MADE WAY AT COURT.

Divine Emilie picked up her Voltaire from that fine Diplomatic course, and went home with him out of our sight, in the end of 1743; the Diplomatic career gradually declaring itself barred to him thenceforth.

Since which, nevertheless, he has had his successes otherwise, especially in his old Literary course: on the whole, brighter sunshine than usual, though never without tempestuous clouds attending.