[History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Vol. XV. (of XXI.) by Thomas Carlyle]@TWC D-Link bookHistory of Friedrich II. of Prussia Vol. XV. (of XXI.) CHAPTER V 4/35
Ever hitherto; though perhaps nothing like the largest of all, which they had upon their Books for him, at a farther stage! As will be seen.
For he was greatly drawn upon in that way, in his time.
And he paid always; no man in his Century so well; few men, in any Century, better.
As perhaps readers may be led to guess or acknowledge, on surveying and considering.
To see, and sympathetically recognize, cannot be expected of modern readers, in the present great distance, and changed conditions of men and things. Friedrich, after despatching Nassau to cut out Einsiedel, had delivered the Silesian Army to the Old Dessauer, who is to command in chief during Winter; and had then hastened to Berlin,--many things there urgently requiring his presence; preparations, reparations, not to speak of diplomacies, and what was the heaviest item of all, new finance for the coming exertions.
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