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Updated: May 19, 2025
From 1741, in King Friedrich's First War, onwards to Friedrich's Third War, 1756-1763, the volunteer French found a great deal of work lying ready for them, gratuitous on their part, from the beginning. And the results to them came out, first completely visible, in the World-Miracles of 1789, and the years following!
For the last hour or so of Friedrich's march there has been continual storm of cannonade and musketry audible from Ziethen's side: "Ziethen engaged!" thinks everybody; and quickens step here, under this marching music from the distance.
Much or not so much, Kaiser Franz wishes to secure it for himself; Friedrich to hinder him, and it must be a poor something, if not worth Plotho's wages on Friedrich's part.
Friedrich was far from suspecting the rages that lurked in the Polish Majesty, and least of all owing to what. Owing to that old MORAVIAN-FORAY business; and to his, Friedrich's, behavior to the Saxons in it; excellent Saxons, who had behaved so beautifully to Friedrich! That is the sad fact, however.
One honorable thing I can do: take leave of you and your Dog-establishment. Enough!" The First Friedrich's successor was a younger son, Friedrich II.; who lasted till 1471, above thirty years; and proved likewise a notable manager and governor. Very capable to assert himself, and his just rights, in this world.
Bruhl and he have plenty of formal business: but their one real business is that of crying, by estafettes and every conceivable method, to Austria, 'Get us out of this! To which Austria has answered, 'Yes; only patience, and be steady! Friedrich's head-quarters are at Sedlitz; and the negotiating and responding which he has, transcends imagination.
A King thoroughly practical; yet an exquisite player on the flute withal, as we often notice; whose adagio could draw tears from you. But it was honest human feeling always; and was repressed, where not irrepressible; as it behooved to be. Friedrich's suite was not considerable, says the French spy at Aix on this occasion; pomp of Entrance, a thing to be mute upon!
About 4 in the morning, Friedrich's Battery of 40 has begun raging; the howitzers diligent upon O'Kelly and his Burkersdorf Height, not much hurting O'Kelly or his Height, so high was it, but making a prodigious noise upon O'Kelly; others of the cannon shearing home on those palisades and elaborations, in the Weistritz Valley in particular, and quite tearing up a Cavalry Regiment which was drawn out there; so that O'Kelly had instantly to call it home, in a very wrecked condition.
Only 5,000 Prussians: by original Engagement, there should have been 25,000; and Friedrich's intention is even 45,000 if he prosper otherwise. But Pitt had gone out; we shall see what, in Pitt's absence, there was! Not for long generations before, had the poor old semi-imaginary Reich's-Diet risen into such paroxysms; nor did it ever again after.
In Prussia there has long been a certain stubborn though planless diligence in digging for the outward details of Friedrich's Life-History; though as to organizing them, assorting them, or even putting labels on them; much more as to the least interpretation or human delineation of the man and his affairs, you need not inquire in Prussia. In France, in England, it is still worse.
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