Note 69 — Chapter XV
Reading edition
Other ideas superadded by the translator, are,
Que suis-je——Qui m’arrête?—— On nous menace, on dit que cette courte vie, &c. ——Affreuse éternité! Tout cœur à ton seul nom se glace épouvanté—— A des amis ingrats qui detournent la vue——
In the Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare, which is one of the best pieces of criticism in the English language, the reader will find many examples of similar misrepresentation and wilful debasement of our great dramatic poet, in the pretended translations of Voltaire.