TO HIS EXCELLENCY BARON DE THULEMEIER,

MINISTER OF STATE TO HIS PRUSSIAN MAJESTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. &c. &c.

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Monsieur,

I have the honor of dedicating my Work to Your Excellency, not only to testify to the high esteem I hold for Yourself, original: "Elle"; the author uses the feminine pronoun to agree with the French noun "Excellence," referring here to the Baron himself. but because you are most capable of judging it. Your Excellency grants to the Sciences & to Fine Letters Belles-Lettres: a category of writing that includes poetry, drama, and philosophy, valued for its aesthetic and intellectual elegance rather than purely technical information. those moments, which...