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

CHAPTER I
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Czarish Majesty, on the extreme East, takes Preussen, Konigsberg-Memel Country in whole; adds Preussen to her as yet too narrow Territories.

Wesel-Cleve Country, from the other or Western extremity, France will take that clipping, and make much of it.

These are quite serious business-engagements, engrossed on careful parchment, that Spring, 1757, and I suppose not yet boiled down into glue, but still to be found in dusty corners, with the tape much faded.

The high heads, making preparation on the due scale, think them not only executable, but indubitable, and almost as good as done.

Push home upon him, as united Posse Comitatus of Mankind; in a sacred cause of Polish Majesty and Public Justice, how can one malefactor resist ?"AH, MA TRES-CHERE" and "Oh, my dearest Princess and Cousin," what a chance has turned up! It is computed that there are arrayed against this one King, under their respective Kings, Empress-Queens, Swedish Senates, Catins and Pompadours, populations to the amount of above 100 millions,--in after stages, I remember to have seen "150 millions" loosely given as the exaggerated cipher.


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