[1] This work, says Prof. F.C. Schlosser in his History of the Eighteenth Century, (vol. ii, p. 122.) "was sent to the pope, and very favorably received by him; although it could not possibly escape the notice of the pope, that the piece was indebted for its chief effect upon the public, to the vehement expressions against religious fanaticism which it contained. The pope felt himself flattered by the transmission of the Mahomet, and notified his approbation, of which Voltaire cunningly enough availed himself, for the advantage of his new principles."
[2] Critical and Historical Essays, page 553.
[3] Vol. iv, No. 39.
[4] Men of Letters of the time of George III.
[5] Critical & Historical Essays, p. 553.
[6] Lectures on the Romish Church.
[7] History of the Girondists, vol. i, p. 152.
[8] History of the Girondists, vol. i, p. 152.
[9] Critical and Historical Essays, p. 553.
[10] History of the Eighteenth Century, vol. i, pp. 263-269.