And where are these to come from; England and its help having also fallen into such dubiety?
Next Year, it is calculated by everybody, Friedrich himself hardly excepted (in bad moments), must be the finis of this long agonistic tragedy.

On the other hand, Austria herself is in sore difficulties as to cash; discharges 20,000 men,--trusting she may have enough besides to finish Friedrich.

France is bankrupt, starving, passionate for Peace; English Bute nothing like so ill to treat with as Pitt: to Austria no more subsidies from France.

The War is waxing feeble, not on Friedrich's side only, like a flame short of fuel.

This Year it must go out; Austria will have to kill Friedrich this Year, if at all.
Whether Austria's and the world's prophecy would have been fulfilled?
Nobody can say what miraculous sudden shifts, and outbursts of fiery enterprise, may still lie in this man.