Of Friedrich's fairness, or of Friedrich's "trickiness, machiavelism and attorneyism," readers will form their own notion, as they proceed.

On one point they will not be doubtful, That here is such a sharpness of steady eyesight (like the lynx's, like the eagle's), and, privately such a courage and fixity of resolution, as are highly uncommon.
April 26th, 1741, in the same days while Belleisle arrived in the Camp at Mollwitz, and witnessed that fine opening of the cannonade upon Brieg, Excellency Hyndford got to Berlin; and on notifying the event, was invited by the King to come along to Breslau, and begin business.
England has been profuse enough in offering her "good offices with Austria" towards making a bargain for his Prussian Majesty; but is busy also, at the Hague, concerting with the Dutch "some strong joint resolution,"-- resolution, Openly to advise Friedrich to withdraw his troops from Silesia, by way of starting fair towards a bargain.

A very strong resolution, they and the Gazetteers think it; and ask themselves, Is it not likely to have some effect?
Their High Mightinesses have been screwing their courage, and under English urgency, have decided (April 24th), [_Helden-Geschichte,_ i.

964; the ADVICE itself, a very mild-spoken Piece, but of riskish nature think the Dutch, is given, ib.

965, 966.] "Yes, we will jointly so advise!" and Friedrich has got inkling of it from Rasfeld, his Minister there.