ThisPiece，itwouldseem，wastranslatedsixteenyearsago；
　　somefourorfiveyearsbeforeanypartofthepresentHISTORYOF
　　FRIEDRICHgottopaper。TheintercalatedbitsofCommentarywere，asisevident，allormostlywrittenatthesametime:thesealso，thoughtheyarenowbecome，inparts，SUPERFLUOUStoareaderthathasbeendiligent，Ihavenotthoughtofchanging，wherenotcompelled。Hereandthere，especiallyintheIntroductoryPart，someslightadditionshavecreptin；whichtheabovekindofreaderwillpossiblyenoughdetect；andmayevenhave，forfriendlyreasons，somevestigeofinterestinassigningtotheirnewdateandcomparingwiththeold。（NOTEOF1868。）
　　ADAYWITHFRIEDRICH。
　　（23dJuly，1779。）
　　"OBERAMTMANN（HeadManager）Fromme"wasasister'ssonofPoet，Gleim，GleimCanonofHalberstadt，whowrotePrussian"grenadier
　　songs"in，orinreferenceto，theSevenYearsWar，songsstillprinted，butworthlittle；whobeggedonce，afterFriedrich'sdeath，anOLDHATofhis，andtookitwithhimtoHalberstadt（whereIhopeitstillis）；whohada"TempleofHonor，"orlittleGardenhousesonamed，withPortraitsofhisFriendshunginit；
　　whoputJeanPaulVERYSOONthere，withagreatexplosionofpraises；andwho，inshort，seemstohavebeenaverygoodeffervescentcreature，atlastratherwealthytoo，andabletoeffervescewithsomecomfort；OberamtmannFromme，Isay，wasthisGleim'sNephew；andstoodasakindofRoyalLandBailiffunderFredericktheGreat，inatractofcountrycalledtheRHYNLUCH（adreadfullymoorycountryofsandsandquagmires，allgreenandfertilenow，sometwentyorthirtymilesnorthwestofBerlin）；
　　busytherein1779，andhadbeenforsomeyearspast。HehadoriginallybeenanOfficeroftheArtillery；butobtainedhisdischargein1769，andgot，beforelong，intothisemployment。
　　Amanofexcellentdispositionandtemper；withasolidandheavystrokeofworkinhim，whateverhemightbesetto；andwhointhisOBERAMTMANNSHIP"becamehighlyesteemed。"Hediedin1798；andhasleftsons（nowperhapsgrandsonsorgreatgrandsons），whocontinueestimableinlikesituationsunderthePrussianGovernment。
　　OneofFromme'susefulgifts，theusefulestofallforusatpresent，was"hiswonderfultalentofexactmemory。"Hecouldremembertoasingularextent；and，wewillhope，onthisoccasion，wasunusuallyconscientioustodoit。Foritsohappened，inJuly，1779（23dJuly），Friedrich，justhomefromhistroublesomeBavarianWar，[HadarrivedatBerlinMay27th（Rodenbeck，iii。201）。]andagainlookingintoeverythingwithhisowneyes，determinedtohaveapersonalviewofthoseMoorRegionsofFromme's；totakeaday'sdrivingthroughthatRHYNLUCHwhichhadcosthimsomucheffortandoutlay；andheorderedFrommetoattendhimintheexpedition。
　　Whichtookeffectaccordingly；FrommeridingswiftlyattheleftwheelofFriedrich'scarriage，andloudlyansweringquestionsofhis，allday。Directlyongettinghome，Frommeconsultedhisexcellentmemory，andwrotedowneverything；aconsiderablePaper，ofwhichyoushallnowhaveanexactTranslation，ifitbeworthanything。FrommegavethePapertoUncleGleim；who，inhisenthusiasm，showeditextensivelyabout，andsosoonastherewasliberty，hadit"printed，athisownexpense，forthebenefitofpoorsoldiers'children。"["Gleim'sedition，broughtoutin1786，theyearofFriedrich'sdeath，isnowquitegone，theBookundiscoverable。ButthePaperwasreprintedinanANEKDOTEN
　　SAMMLUNG（CollectionofAnecdotes，Berlin，1787，8tesSTUCK，whereIdiscoverityesterday（17thJuly，1852）inacopyofmine，muchtomysurprise；havingbeforemetwithitinoneHildebrandt'sANEKDOTENSAMMLUNG（Halberstadt，1830，4tesSTUCK，aratherslovenlyBook），whereitisgivenoutasoneoftherarestofallrarities，andashavingbeenspecially'furnishedbyaDr。W。
　　Korte，'beingunattainableotherwise！Thetwocopiesdifferslightlyhereandthere，notalwaystoDr。Korte'sadvantage，orratherhardlyever。Ikeepthembothbeforemeintranslating"
　　（MARGINALEOF1852）。
　　"TheRHYN"orRhin，isalittleriver，which，nearitshigherclearersources，wewerealloncewellacquaintedwith:
　　considerablelittlemoorlandriver，withseveralbranchescomingdownfromRuppinCountry，andcertainlakesandplashesthere，inasouthwestdirection，towardstheElbevalley，towardstheHavelStream；intowhichlatter，throughanotherplashorlakecalledGULPERSEE，andafewmilesfarther，intotheElbeitself，itconveys，afteracourseofsay50Englishmilescircuitouslysouthwest，theblackdrainingsofthosedrearyandintricatePeatbogandSandcountries。"LUCH，"itappears，signifiesLOCH（orHole，Hollow）；and"RhynLuch"willmean，toPrussianears，thePeatbogQuagmiredrainedbytheRHYN。NewRuppin，wherethisbeautifulblackStreamfirstbecomesconsiderable，andofsteadilyblackcomplexion，liesbetween40and50milesnorthwestofBerlin。
　　TenortwelvemilesfarthernorthisREINSBERG（properlyRHYNSBERG），whereFriedrichasCrownPrincelivedhishappiestfewyears。Thedetailsofwhichwerefamiliartouslongago，andnodoubtdwellclearandsoft，intheirappropriate"palemoonlight，"
　　inFriedrich'smemoryonthisoccasion。SometimeafterhisAccession，hegavetheplacetoPrinceHenri，wholivedtheretill1802。Itisnowfallenalldim；andthereisnothingatNewRuppinbutaremembrance。
　　TothehitheredgeofthisRhynLuoh，fromBerlin，Iguesstheremaybefiveandtwentymiles，inanorthwestdirection；
　　fromPotsdam，whenceFriedrichstartstoday，about，thesamedistancenorthbywest；"atSeelenhorst，"whereFrommewaitshim，Friedrichhasalreadyhad30milesofdriving，rate10milesanhour，aswechancetoobserve。Notablethings，besidestheSpade
　　husbandriesheisintenton，solicithisremembranceinthisregion。OfFreisackand"HeavyPeg"withherdidacticbatteringsthere，Isupposehe，inthosefixedtimes，knowsnothing，probablyhasneverheard:FreisackisonabranchofthissameRhyn，andhemightseeit，toleftamileortwo，ifhecared。
　　ButFehrbellin（"FerryofBellEEN"），distinguishedbytheshiningvictorywhich"theGreatElector，"Friedrich'sGreatGrandfather，gainedthere，overtheSwedes，in1675，standsontheRhynitself，aboutmidway；andFriedrichwillpassthroughitonthisoccasion。
　　GeneralZiethen，too，livesnearitatWusterau（aswillbeseen）:
　　"OldZiethen，"alittlestumpyman，withhangingbrowsandthickpoutinglips；unbeautifultolookupon，butpious，wise，silent，andwithaterribleblazeoffightingtalentinhim；fullofobedience，ofendurance，andyetofunsubduable"silentrage"
　　（whichhasbrookedeventhevocalrageofFriedrich，onoccasion）；
　　areallycuriousoldHussarGeneral。HeisnowakindofmythicalordemigodpersonageamongthePrussians；andwasthen（1779），andeveraftertheSevenYearsWar，regardedpopularlyastheirAjax（withadashoftheUlyssessuperadded），Seidlitz，anotherHorseGeneral，beingtheAchillesofthatservice。
　　Thedateofthisdrivethroughthemoorsbeing"23dJuly，1779，"weperceiveitisjustabouttwomonthssinceFriedrichgothomefromtheBavarianWar（whattheynowcall"POTATOWAR，"sobarrenwasitinfighting，soripeinforaging）；victoriousinasort；andthatinhisprivatethought，amongthebigtroublesoftheworldonbothsidesoftheAtlantic，theinfinitesimallysmallbusinessoftheMILLERARNOLD'SLAWSUITisbeginningtorisenowandthen。