Grumkow shoves the bottle with their Polish and Prussian Majesties: in jolly hours, things go very high there.

I observe they call King August "LE PATRON," the Captain, or "Patroon;" a fine jollity dwelling in that Man of Sin.

Or does the reader notice Holstein-Beck, Prussian Major-General; Prince of Holstein-Beck; a solid dull man; capable of liquor, among other things: not wiser than he should be; sold all his Apanage or Princeship; for example, and bought plate with it, wherefore they call him ever since "Holstein-VAISSELLE (Holstein PLATE)" instead of Holstein-Beck.

[Busching's _Beitrage,_ iv.

109.] His next Brother, here likewise I should think, being Major-General in the Saxon service, is still more foolish.