l the moneys of it," in
his pressing occasions, this Holy Romish Reich, Teutsch by Nation, has
been more and ever more becoming an imaginary quantity; the Kaisership
of it not capable of being worn by anybody, except a Hapsburger who
had resources otherwise his own. The fact is palpable. And Austria, and
Anti-Reformation Entity, "conservative" in that bad sense, of slothfully
abhorring trouble in comparison with lies, had not found the poison more
mal-odorous in this particular than in many others. And had cherished
its "Holy Romish Reich" grown UNholy, phantasmal, like so much else
in Austrian things; and had held firm grip of it, these Three Hundred
years; and found it a furthersome and suitable thing, though sensible
it was more and more becoming an Enchanted Wiggery pure and simple.
Nor have the consequences failed; they never do. Belleisle, Louis XIV.,
Henri II., Francois I.: it is long since the French have known this
state of matters; and been in the habit of breaking in upon it,
fomenting internal discontents, getting up unjust Wars,--with or
without advantage to France, but with endless disadvantage to Germany.
Schmalkaldic War; Thirty-Years War; Louis XIV.'s Wars, which brought
Alsace and the other fine cuttings; late Polish-Election War, and its
Lorraine; Austrian-Succession War: many are the wars kindled on poor
Teutschland by neighbor France; and large is the sum of woes to Europe
and to it, chargeable to that score. Which appears even yet not to be
completed?--Perhaps not, even yet. For it is the penalty of being loyal
to Enchanted Wiggeries; of living cheek-by-jowl with lies of a peaceable
quality, and stuffing your nostrils, and searing your soul, against the
accursed odor they all have!--For I can assure you the curse of Heaven
does dwell in one and all of them; and the son of Adam cannot too soon
get quit of their bad partnership, cost him what it may.

Belleisle's Journey as Sun-god began in March,--"end of March, 1741," no
date of a day to be had for that memorable thing:--and he went gyrating
about, through the German Courts, for almost a year afterwards; his
course rather erratic, but always in a splendor as of Belus, with
those hundred and thirty French Lords and Valets, and the glory of Most
Christian King irradiating him. Very diligent for the first six months,
till September or October next, which we may call his SEED-TIME; and by
no means resting after nine or twelve months, while the harrowing