A Rather Flowery Dedication to Empress Anna Ioannovna in the "Life and Deeds of Marcus Aurelius", Printed by the Academy of Sciences in 1740:
"To the gloriously warring heroine of all Russia, who makes triumphant peace, the most serene, most autocratic, great sovereign lady of ours, Empress Anna Ioannovna, Autocrat of All the Russias, most gracious sovereign lady, this most submissive offering"