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

CHAPTER III
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[Adelung, iv.

222.] "These French-Seckendorf cunctations, recriminations and drenched-hen procedures are an endless sorrow to poor Kaiser Karl; who at length can stand it no longer; but resolves, since at least Bavaria, though moneyless and in ruins, is his, he will in person go thither; confident that there will be victual and equipment discoverable for self and Army were he there.

Remonstrances avail not: 'Ask me to die with honor, ask me not to lie rotting here;' [Ib.

iv.

241.]--and quits Frankfurt, and the Reich's-Diet and its babble, 17th October, 1744 (small sorrow, were it for the last time),--and enters his Munchen in the course of a week.
[17th October, 1744, leaves Frankfurt; arrives in Munchen 23d (Adelung, iv.


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