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

CHAPTER IX
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Tush, YOU are like the Athenians, who, when Philip of Macedon was ready to invade them, spent their time in haranguing!" DICKENS....

"Berg and Julich, if we were to guarantee them ?"--KING.

"Hm.
Don't so much mind that Rhine Country: difficulties there,--Dutch always jealous of one.

But, on the other Frontier, neither England nor Holland could take umbrage,"-- points clearly to Silesia, then, your Excellency Dickens?
[Raumer, (from State-Paper Office), pp.

63, 64.] Alas, yes! Troops and military equipments are, for days past, evidently wending towards Frankfurt, towards Crossen, and even the Newspapers now hint that something is on hand in that quarter.


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