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

CHAPTER XI
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To Friedrich himself, a Siege of Schweidnitz is now free; Schweidnitz his, the Austrians will have to quit Silesia.

"Their cash is out: except prayer to the Virgin, what but Peace can they attempt farther?
In Saxony things will have gone ill, if there be not enough left us to offer them in return for Glatz.

And Peace and AS-YOU-WERE must ensue!" Let us go upon Schweidnitz, therefore; pausing on none of these subsidiary things; and be brief upon Schweidnitz too..


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