Hewashimself，asappearedbyandby，afighterofthefirstquality，whenitcametothat:butneverwaswillingtofightifhecouldhelpit。Preferredrathertoshift，manoeuvreandnegotiate；whichhedidinamostvigilant，adroitandmasterlymanner。Butbydegreeshehadgrowntohave，andcouldmaintainit，anArmyof24，000men:amongthebesttroopstheninbeing。
Withorwithouthiswill，hewasinallthegreatWarsofhistime，——thetimeofLouisXIV。，whokindledEuropefourtimesover，thriceinourKurfurst’sday。TheKurfurst’sDominions，alongstragglingcountry，reachingfromMemeltoWesel，couldhardlykeepoutofthewayofanywarthatmightrise。Hemadehimselfavailable，neveragainstthegoodcauseofProtestantismandGermanFreedom，yetalwaysintheplaceandwaywherehisownbestadvantagewastobehad。LouisXIV。hadoftenmuchneedofhim:
stilloftener，andmorepressingly，hadKaiserLeopold，thelittleGentleman\"inscarletstockings，witharedfeatherinhishat，\"
whomMr。Savageusedtoseemajesticallywalkingabout，withAustrianlipthatsaidnothingatall。[ACompleatHistoryofGermany，byMr。Savage（8vo，London，1702），p。553。WhothisMr。Savagewas，wehavenotrace。
PrefixedtothevolumeisthePortraitofasolidGentlemanofforty:gloomilypolite，withamplewigandcravat，——inalllikelihoodsomestudioussubalternDiplomatistintheSuccessionWar。HislittleBookisveryleanandbarren:butfaithfullycompiled，——andmighthavesomeilluminationinit，whereutterdarknessissoprevalent。Mostlikely，AddisonpickedhisstoryoftheSiegeofWeinsberg（\"WomencarryingouttheirHusbandsontheirback，\"——oneofhisbestSPECTATORS）outofthispoorBook。]His24，000excellentfighting—men，throwninattherighttime，wereoftenathingthatcouldturnthebalanceingreatquestions。Theyrequiredtobeallowedforatahighrate，——whichhewellknewhowtoadjusthimselfforexactingandsecuringalways。