(Berlin,7thJanuary,1741)。]——andatBerlinitwasgenerallythoughttobeconclusive。IhavelookedintoLudwig’sDeduction,sterndutyurging,inthisinstanceforone:suchportionsasI
readarenothinglikesostupidaswasexpected;and,infact,arenottobecalledstupidatall,butfitfortheirpurpose,andmoderatelyintelligibletothosewhoneedthem,\"——whichhappilywedonotinthisplace。
JudiciousMr。VineravailednothingagainsttheProposedAddress;
anymorethanhewouldagainsttheAtlanticTide,cominginunanimous,underinfluenceoftheMoonitself,——asindeedthisAddress,andthetriumphantSubsidywhichwasvotedintherearofit,maybesaidtohavedone。[Coxe,iii。265。]Subsidyof300,000
poundstoherHungarianMajesty;which,withthe200,000poundsalreadygonethatroad,makesahandsomeHalf—millionforthepresentYear。ThefirstgushoftheBritanniaFountain,——whichflowedlikeanAmalthea’sHornforsevenyearstocome;