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Ruined by this wretched little Bruhl; and reduced, from the first place in Northern Teutschland, to a second or third, or no real place at all."
The effect of all which was, that Pitt, with his Ferdinands and reinforcements, found work for the French ever onwards from Rossbach; French also turning as if exclusively upon perfidious Albion: and the thing became, in Teutschland, as elsewhere, a duel of life and death between these natural enemies, Teutschland the centre of it, Teutschland and the accessible French Sea-Towns, but the circumference of it going round from Manilla and Madras to Havana and Quebec again.
A man of magnificent ideas; who hopes 'to bring Friedrich over to his mind; to unite poor Teutschland against such Oriflamme Invasions and intolerable interferences, and to settle the account of France for a long while.
Most important of Protocols, foundation-stone of Peace to Teutschland; King Friedrich and the impartial Powers approving, with Britannic George and drawn sword presiding. "King Friedrich approves heartily; and hopes it will do. Landgraf Wilhelm is proud to have saved his Kaiser, who so glad as the Landgraf and his Kaiser?
"Protestants these poor Zittauers were; shone in commerce; no such weaving, industrying, in all Teutschland elsewhere: Hah! An eye-sorrow, they, with their commerce, their weavings and industryings, to Austrian Papists, who cannot weave or trade?" that was finally the guess of some persons; wide of the mark, we may well judge.
That was Friedrich's function in the world; and a great and memorable one; not to his own Prussian Nation only, but to Teutschland at large, forever memorable.
That was the due of Belleisle too, had there been a Henry to meet him with it, on his crossing the marches, in Trier Country, in Spring, 1741: "There, you anarchic Upholstery-Belus, fancying yourself God of the Sun; there is what Teutschland owes you. Go home with that; and mind your own business, which I am told is plentiful, if you had eye for it!"
Home upon our implacable enemies, sword drawn, scabbard flung away! And the French, what are the French? Our King should be Kaiser of Teutschland; and he can, and he may: the French would then be quieter!"
'That was what he meant in picking this quarrel! said Teutschland mournfully. Fleury was very pacific, candid in aspect to the Sea-Powers and others; and did not crow afflictively, did not say what he had meant. And these were the damages the poor Kaiser had to pay for meddling in Polish Elections; for galloping thither in chase of his Shadows.
France, Spain, Sardinia, the Italian Petty Principalities and Anarchies: suppose they tug and tussle, and collapse there as they can? But let France try to look across the Rhine again; and to threaten Teutschland, England, and the Cause of Human Liberty temporal or spiritual!" A very magnificent ground-plan; hung up to kindle the fancy of a young King, who is far too prudent to go into it at all.
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