I, Who have subscribd my Name hereto, ambitious of being thought a Man of Wit and Learning, have perusd this Manuscript, which I find, to my great Mortification, amusing, moral, philosophical, and fit to be read, even by those who have an utter Aversion to Romances; for which Reason, I have depretiated it, as it deserves, and have in direct Terms told the Cadi-Lesquier, that tis a most detestable Performance. -- -- Voltaire