[History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Vol. XIII. (of XXI.) by Thomas Carlyle]@TWC D-Link bookHistory of Friedrich II. of Prussia Vol. XIII. (of XXI.) CHAPTER XIV 6/11
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_Guerre de Boheme,_ (silent about the wig) admits, as all Books do, the perfect clearness;--compare, however, _OEuvres de Frederic;_ and also Broglio's strange darkness, twelve days later, and Belleisle now beside him again (_Campagnes des Trois Marechaux,_ v.
190, 191, of date 17th June);--darkness due perhaps to the strange humor Broglio was then in ?] He rolled off, he and his, straightway to Dresden, there to invite co-operation in the Budweis Project; there also in vain.--"CO-operation," M.le Marechal? Alas, it has already come to operation, if you knew it! Aud your Broglio is--Better hurry back to Prag, where you will find phenomena! June 15th, Friedrich has a grand dinner of Generals at Maleschau; and says, in proposing the first bumper, "Gentlemen, I announce to you, that, as I never wished to oppress the Queen of Hungary, I have formed the resolution of agreeing with that Princess, and accepting the Proposals she has made me in satisfaction of my rights,"-- telling them withal what the chief terms were, and praising my Lord Hyndford for his great services.
Upon which was congratulation, cordial, universal; and, with full rummers, "Health to the Queen of Hungary!" followed by others of the like type, "Grand-Duke of Lorraine!" and "The brave Prince Karl!" especially. Brevity being incumbent on us, we shall say only that the Hyndford-Podewils operations had been speeded, day and night; brought to finis, in the form of Signed Preliminaries, as "Treaty of Breslau, 11th June, 1742;" and had gone to Friedrich's satisfaction in every particular.
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