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Friedrich is uncommonly dangerous when crushed into a corner, in this way; and Daun knows that he is. Friedrich's manoeuvrings upon Daun all readers can anticipate the general type of them. For our poor objects, here is a Summary which may suffice: To Wittenberg from Lubben is some 60 miles; can be done, nearly, in a couple of days.
There ensues accordingly, for three weeks to come, in that confused Country, a series of swift shufflings, checkings and manoeuvrings between these two, which is gratifying and instructive to the strategic mind, but cannot be inflicted upon common readers.
We are traversing the forests, through the wood-roads and by-paths which run in every direction; strolling by the streams and ravines, and gaining all the information which can be of use to us in future manoeuvrings.
Those who make this reproach forget that his station demands a certain degree of isolation, unless he would lay himself open to the charge of favoritism, and the object of his preference to the flatteries and manoeuvrings of the parasites that infest a court.
Three commissioners were to be sent to America to treat for conditions of peace. After a hot discussion, the two bills had been voted. This was a small matter in view of the growing anxiety and the political manoeuvrings of parties. On the 7th of April, 1778, the Duke of Richmond proposed in the House of Lords the recall of all the forces, land and sea, which were fighting in America.
But I thought myself bound in honour not to retract. I could not lead the intrigue, but I believed myself sufficiently skilful to baffle all their manoeuvrings.
And then only with temporary pause; that is to say, with intricate manoeuvrings of a month long, which shove it to Konigsgratz, its ultimatum, beyond which there is no getting it. Here is a small theological thing at Landshut, from first hand: JUNE 8th, 1745. "The Army followed Dumoulin's Corps, and marched upon Landshut.
It was in the year 1711. The Czar was at that time at war with the Turks, and he had advanced into the Turkish territory with a small, but very compact and well-organized army. The Turks sent out a large force to meet him, and at length, after various marchings and manoeuvrings, the Czar found himself surrounded by a Turkish force three times as large as his own.
He hailed the prospect of chastising Morsfield, for a proof that his tussels with women, prolonged study of their tricks, manoeuvrings and outwittings of them, had not emasculated him. Aminta willingly promised to write from day to day. Her senses had his absence insured to them by her anticipation of the task. She did not conceive it would be so ponderous a task.
"Well, my little Valerie," he said caressingly, as he put his arm about my waist, "you have told me everything all your little sorrows, and trials, and troubles all your little pleasures and successes all your little schemings and manoeuvrings in the love-affairs of other people and all about the great little fortune which you have accumulated quite a millionaire, upon my word, with your twenty-five hundred livres de rente but not one word have you told me about your own little affaires de coeur.
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