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

CHAPTER III
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It must be owned the Prussian Army understands business; and, with brevity, reduces to a minimum its own trouble, and that of other people, non-fighters, who have to do with it.

Non-fighters, I say; to fighters we hope it will give a respectable maximum of trouble when applied to!" [_Helden-Geschichte,_ i.

492-499.] The Gotter Negotiation at Vienna, which we saw begin there that wet Sunday, is now fast ending, as good as ended; without result except of a negative kind.

Gotter's Proposals,--would the reader wish to hear these Proposals, which were so intensely interesting at one time?
They are fivefold; given with great brevity by Friedrich, by us with still greater:-- 1.

"Will fling myself heartily into the Austrian scale, and endeavor for the interest of Austria in this Pragmatic matter, with my whole strength against every comer.
2.


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