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History of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. X. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER IV
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_"Non, j'aurai des maitresses_ (No, I'll have mistresses)!" sobbed his Majesty passionately.

_"Ah, mon Dieu, cela n'empeche pas_" (that does not an experience of the case).

There is something stoically tragic in the history of Caroline with her flighty vaporing little King: seldom had foolish husband so wise a wife.

"Dead!" thought Friedrich Wilhelm, looking back through the whirlwinds of life, into sunny young scenes far enough away: "Dead!"-- Walpole continued to manage the little King; but not for long; England itself rising in objection.

Jenkins's Ear, I understand, is lying in cotton; and there are mad inflammable strata in that Nation, capable of exploding at a great rate.
From the Eastern regions our Newspapers are very full of events: War with the Turk going on there; Russia and Austria both doing their best against the Turk.


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