[History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Vol. IX. (of XXI.) by Thomas Carlyle]@TWC D-Link bookHistory of Friedrich II. of Prussia Vol. IX. (of XXI.) CHAPTER III 18/28
No end to people's kindness: many wept aloud, sobbing out, 'Is this all the help we can give ?' Commissarius said, 'There will others come shortly; them also you can help.'" In this manner march these Pilgrims.
"From Donauworth, by Anspach, Nurnberg, Baireuth, through Gera, Zeitz, Weissenfels, to Halle," where they are on Prussian ground, and within few days of Berlin.
Other Towns, not upon the first straight route to Berlin, demand to have a share in these grand things; share is willingly conceded: thus the Pilgrims, what has its obvious advantages, march by a good variety of routes.
Through Augsburg, Ulm (instead of Donauworth), thence to Frankfurt; from Frankfurt some direct to Leipzig: some through Cassel, Hanover, Brunswick, by Halberstadt and Magdeburg instead of Halle.
Starting all at Salzburg, landing all at Berlin; their routes spread over the Map of Germany in the intermediate space. "Weissenfels Town and Duke distinguished themselves by liberality: especially the Duke did;"-- poor old drinking Duke; very Protestant all these Saxon Princes, except the Apostate or Pseudo-Apostate the Physically Strong, for sad political reasons.
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