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

CHAPTER III
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The Town declared your Majesty to be already in Breslau; founding on some Letter to a Merchant here.

Ever since they think of your Majesty acting for Protestantism, they make you step along with strides of Achilles to the ends of Silesia .-- Foreign Courts are all rating their Ambassadors here for not finding you out.
"Wolf," his negotiations concluded at last, "has entered Halle almost like the triumphant Entry to Jerusalem.

A concourse of pedants escorted him to his house.

Lange [his old enemy, who accused him of Atheism and other things] has called to see him, and loaded him with civilities, to the astonishment of the old Orthodox." There let him rest, well buttoned in gaiters, and avoiding to mount stairs....

"Madame de Roucoulles has sent me the three objects adjoined, for your Majesty's behoof,"-- woollen achievements, done by the needle, good against the winter weather for one she nursed.


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