and the
loss of that Town [20th April, one of those furious tussles, French and
Spaniard VERSUS Sardinian Majesty, in the COULISSES or side-scenes of
the Italian War-Theatre, neither stage nor side-scenes of which shall
concern us in this place], certainly bear a very ill aspect; but it is
not considered as"--anything to speak of; nor was it. "We expect with
impatience to know what will be the effect of the Dutch Ambassador
to Paris,--[to Valenciennes, as it turns out, King Louis, on his high
errand to the Netherlands, being got so far; and the "effect" was no
effect at all, except good words on his part, and persistence in the
battering down of Menin and the Dutch Barrier, of which we shall hear
ere long].

"I pray God the Summer may be happy to us, by being more easy than usual
to you,"--dear Father, much suffering by incurable ailments. "It is the
only thing wanting to make Hagley Park a Paradise.

"Poor Pope is, I am afraid, going to resign all that can die of him to
death;"--did actually die, 30th May (10th June): a world-tragedy
that too, though in small compass, and acting itself next door,
at Twickenham, without noise; a star of the firmament going
out;--twin-star, Swift (Carteret's old friend), likewise going out,
sunk in the socket, "a driveller and a show."... "I am, with the truest
respect and affection, dear Sir, your most dutiful Son,--

"GEORGE LYTTELTON." [Ayscough, _Lord Lyttelton's Miscellaneous Works,_
(Lond., 1776), iii. 318.]

Friedrich returned from Pyrmont, 11th June; saw, with a grief of his
own, with many thoughts well hidden, his Sister Ulrique whirled away
from him, 26th July, in the gray of the summer dawn. In Berlin, in
Prussia, nobody but one is aware of worse just coming. And now the
War-drums suddenly awaken again; and poor readers--not to speak of poor
Prussia and its King!--must return to that uncomfortable sphere, till
things mend.

End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of History of Friedrich II. of Prussia,
Vol. XIV. (of XXI.), by Thomas Carlyle

*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. ***

***** This file should be named 2114.txt or 2114.zip *****
This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:
http://www.gutenberg.org/2/1/1/2114/

Produced by D.R. Thompson

Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions
will be renamed.

Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no
one ow