History of Friedrich II of Prussia

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History of Friedrich II of Prussia Thomas Carlyle

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  foundtheycouldnot;whirledbackupontheirinfantry;setitalsowhirling:andinaword,thewhole200,000whirled,withoutblowstruck;anditwasauniversalpanicrout,anddeliriousstampedeofflight,whichneverpaused(theverygarrisonsemptyingthemselves,andjoininginit)tillitgotacrosstheDonauagain,anddrewbreaththere,nottorallyorstand,buttorunratherslower。AndhadleftWallachia,Bessarabia,Dniesterriver,Donauriver,sweptclearofTurks;allRomanzow’shenceforth。TosuchastonishmentofaninvincibleGrandTurk,andofhisMoslemPopulations,fallenonsuchasetofGiaours[\"ALLAHKERIM,Andcannotweabolishthem,then?\"NotweTHEM,itwouldappear!],——aseveryreadercanimagine。\"WhichshallsufficeeveryreaderhereinregardtotheTurkWar,andwhatconcernhehasintheextremelybrutishphenomenon。

  TchesmefelloutJuly7th;ElphinstonehashardlydonehisteaintheDardanelles,when(August1st)thisofKaghulfollows:

  bothwouldbefreshnewsblazingineveryheadwhiletheDialoguesbetweenFriedrichandKaunitzweregoingon。Forthey\"hadmanydialogues,\"Friedrichsays;\"andoneofthedays\"(probablySeptember6th)wasmainlydevotedtoPolitics,todeepprivateColloquywithKaunitz。Ofwhich,andofthegreatthingsthatfollowedoutofit,Iwillnowgive,fromFriedrich’sownhand,theoneentirelycredibleaccountIhaveanywheremetwithinwriting。

  Friedrich’saccountofKaunitzhimselfisaltogetherlife—like:

  asolemn,arrogant,mouthing,browbeatingkindofman,——embarrassedatpresentbythenecessitynottobrowbeat,andbytheconsciousnessthat\"KingFriedrichistheonlymanwhorefusestoacknowledgemyclaimstodistinction:\"[Rulhiere(somewhere)hasheardthis,asanutteranceofKaunitz’sinsomeplaintivemoment。]

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