"'If Francis I.and Henri IV.

had come into the world after your Majesty, they would have said, "be King of Prussia."' KING.

"'Tell me, pray, is there no citable Writer left in France ?' "This made me laugh; the King asked the reason.

I told him, He reminded me of the RUSSE A PARIS, that charming little piece of verse of M.de Voltaire's; and we remembered charming things out of it, which made us both laugh.

He said, KING.