To the disgust of Serene Highness: 'Which of you did stand, then?
Was it their blame, led as they were ?' argued he.
And next year, 1758, after Crefeld, he took his 12,000 to the French ('subsidy,' or consideration, 'to be paid in SALT,' it appears [_OEuvres de Frederic,_ v.

10.]); with whom they marched about, and did nothing considerable.

The Serenity had pleaded, 'I must command them myself!' 'You ?' said Belleisle, and would not hear of it.

Next year again, however, that is 1759, the Duke was positive, 'I must;' Belleisle not less so, 'You cannot;'-- till Minden fell out; and then, in the wreck of Contades, Belleisle had to consent.

Serenity of Wurtemberg, at that late season, took the field accordingly; and Broglio now has him at Fulda, 'To cut off Ferdinand from Cassel;' to threaten Ferdinand's left flank and his provision-carts in that quarter.