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"Not only I, but the whole Army firmly believe it of your Majesty." "You are quite right," added the King, in a confidentially candid way: "We will manage Daun. We will rest ourselves here, a few days; then go for Silesia, and deliver Neisse." "IHRO MAJESTAT, the Devil stole them all, last night!"
KING. "The English Ambassador has spoken highly of you to me. Where do you come from?" GELLERT. "From Hainichen, near Freyberg." KING. "Have not you a brother at Freyberg?" GELLERT. "Yea, IHRO MAJESTAT." KING. "Tell me why we have no good German Authors." "Your Majesty, you see here one before you; one whom the French themselves have translated, calling him the German La Fontaine!"
And "before I would deny my God and his Evangel," these are George's own words, "I would rather kneel down here before your Majesty, and have my head struck off," hitting his hind-head, or neck, with the edge of his hand, by way of accompaniment; a strange radiance in the eyes of him, voice risen into musical alt: "Ehe Ich wolte meinen Gott und sein Evangelium verlaugnen, ehe wolte Ich hier vor Eurer Majestat niderknien, und mir den Kopf abhauen lassen."
Quintus will excuse me to-day; but will return to-morrow, when no excuse shall avail. Did go accordingly next day, Thursday, 18th December, 4 o'clock of the afternoon; and continued till a quarter to 6. "Had nothing of fear in speaking to the King. Recited my MALER ZU ATHEN." King said, at parting, he would send for me again. GELLERT. "Yea, IHRO MAJESTAT."
'Let me see him, said the King. Kappel was sent up, about midnight, King still dressed; sitting on a sofa, by the fire; Kappel's look was satisfactory; Kappel knows several roads to Strehlen, in the darkest night. 'JA, IHRO MAJESTAT, I know it! 'Be ready, then, at 4.
Bernd didn't come to dinner, but was able to be with me for half an hour afterwards, half an hour of comfort I badly needed, for where can one's feet be set firmly and safely in this upheaving world? The Colonel was at dinner; he comes to nearly every meal; and it was he who started talking about Kloster's audience with Majestat this afternoon. I jumped as though some one had hit me.
GELLERT. "IHRO MAJESTAT, for that I need two things, health and means." KING. "What is your complaint? "I have myself suffered from that. I will prescribe for you. You must ride daily, and take a dose of rhubarb every week." GELLERT. "ACH, IHRO MAJESTAT: if the horse were as weak as I am, he would be of no use to me; if he were stronger, I should be too weak to manage him."
GELLERT. "IHRO MAJESTAT, him I also fling away." KING. "Well, if I continue here, you must come again often; bring your FABLES with you, and read me something." GELLERT. "I know not if I can read well; I have the singing kind of tone, native to the Hill Country." KING. "JA, like the Silesians. No, you must read me the FABLES yourself; they lose a great deal otherwise.
She said that apart from her private feelings, which were all in favour of my going she would be quite frank, she said there were serious political reasons why I shouldn't stay even as long as till tomorrow. The Graf's career, his position in the ministry, their social position, Majestat, I really don't remember all she said, and it matters so little, so little.
"Close to it, IHRO MAJESTAT. My poor mansion, Schloss of Deutsch-Kessel, is some fifteen miles hence; how infinitely at your Majesty's service, should the march prove inevitable, and go that way!" "Well, perhaps!" I find Friedrich did dine, the second day hence, with one of these Gentlemen; and lodged with the other.
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