andinthecourseoffewyearsmore，itbecameundeniablyevidentthatM。deVoltaire’didnotlovemeasformerly:’——infact，ifMadamecouldhaveseenit，M。deVoltairewasgrowingold，losinghisteeth，andthelike；anddidnotcareforanythingasformerly！Whichwasadreadfuldiscovery，andgaverisetoresultsbyandby。
"InthisretreatatCirey，variedwithflyingvisitstoParis，andkeptawakebymultifariousCorrespondences，thequantityofLiteraturedonebythetwowasgreatandmiscellaneous。ByMadame，chieflyintheregionofthepuresciences，inNewtonianDissertations，competitionsforPrizes，andthelike:reallysoundandingeniousPieces，entirelyforgottenlongsince。ByVoltaire，inseriousTragedies，Histories，inlightSketchesanddeepDissertations:——mockerygettingeverwilderwithhim；thesatiricalvein，inproseandverse，amazinglycopious，andgrowingmoreandmoreheterodox，aswecanperceive。HistroublesfromtheecclesiasticalorLionkindintheLiteraryforest，stillmorefromtherabidDoggeryinit，aremanifold，incessant。Anditispleasantlynotable，——duringthesefirsttenyears，——withwhatdesperateintensity，vigilanceandfierceness，Madamewatchesoverallhisinterestsandliabilitiesandcasualtiesgreatandsmall；
leapingwithherwholeforceintoM。deVoltaire’sscaleofthebalance，carelessofantecedencesandconsequencesalike；
flying，withthespiritofanangrybrood—hen，atthefaceofmastiffs，indefenceofanyfeatherthatisM。deVoltaire’s。
TowhichVoltairereplies，ashewellmay，witheloquentgratitude；withVersestothedivineEmilie，withGiftstoher，versesandgiftstheprettiestintheworld；——andindustriouslycelebratesthedivineEmilietoherselfandallthirdparties。
"Anardent，aerial，gracefullypredominant，andintheendsomewhattermagantfemalefigure，thisdivineEmilie。Hertemper，radiantratherthanbland，wasnoneofthepatientestonoccasion；
norwasM。deVoltairetheleastofaJob，ifyoucameathwarthimthewrongway。Ihaveheard，theirdomesticsymphonywasliabletofuriousflaws，——letushopeatgreatdistancesapart:——that’plates’inpresenceofthelackeys，actualcrockeryormetal，havebeenknowntoflyfromendtoendofthedinner—table；
naytheymention’knives’（thoughonlyinthewayoforatoricalaction）；andVoltairehasbeenheardtoexclaim，thesombreandmajesticvoiceofhimrisentoaveryhighpitch:’Nemeregardeztantdecesyeuxhagardsetlouches，Don’tfixthosehaggardsidelongeyesonmeinthatway！’——mereshrillnessofpaleragepresidingoverthescene。Butwehopeitwasonlyonceinthequarter，orseldomer:afterwhichtheelementwouldbeclearerforsometime。Alonesomeliteraryman，whohasgotaBroodPhoenixtopresideoverhim，andflyatthefaceofgodsandmenforhiminthatmanner，oughttobegrateful。
"Perhapsweshallonedayglance，personally，asitwere，intoCireywithourreaders；"——NotwiththisEditororhis！"Itwillturnoutbeyondthereader’sexpectation。Tolerableillicitresting—place，sofarastheillicitcanbetolerable，foralonesomeManofLetters，whogoesintotheillicit。Helpfulness，affection，ortheflatteringimageofsuch，arebynomeanswanting:squallsofinfirmtemperarenotmorefrequentthaninthemostlicitestablishmentsofasimilarsort。Madame，aboutthistime，hasaswiftPalfrey，’ROSSIGNOL（Nightingale）’thenameofhim；andgallopsfairy—likethroughthewindingvalleys；
beinganardentrider，andwell—lookingonhorseback。Voltaire’sstudyisinlaidwith——theGrafignyknowsallwhat:——merechinatiles，giltsculptures，marbleslabs，andthesupremeoftasteandexpense:studyfitforthePhoebusApolloofFrance，sofarasMadamecouldcontriveit。TakescoffeewithMadame，intheGallery，aboutnoon。Andhisbedroom，Iexpresslydiscern，[LettersofVoltaire。]looksoutuponarunningbrook，themurmurofwhichispleasanttoone。"
Enough，enough。WecanperceivewhatkindofVoltaireitwastowhomtheCrown—Princenowaddressedhimself；andhowluminousanobject，shiningafaroutofthesolitudesofChampagneupontheardentyoungman，stillsocapableofadmiration。ModelEpic，HENRIADE；modelHistory，CHARLESDOUZE；sublimeTragedies，CISAR，ALZIREandothers，whichreadersstillknowthoughwithlessenthusiasm，arebloomingfreshinFriedrich’smemoryandheart；
suchLiteratureasmanneversawbefore；andinthebackgroundFriedrichhasinarticulatelyafeelingasif，inthisman，thereweresomethinggranderthanallLiteratures:aReformofhumanThoughtitself；anew"Gospel，"good—tidingsorGod’s—Message，bythisman；——whichFriedrichdoesnotsuspect，astheworldwithhorrordoes，tobeanewBA’SPEL，orDevil’s—Messageofbad—
tidings！AsublimeenoughVoltaire；radiantenough，overatCireyyonder。Toalllands，avisiblePhoebusApollo，climbingtheeasternsteeps；witharrowsofcelestial"newlight"inhisquiver；capableofstretchingmanyabigfoulPython，bellyuppermost，initsnativemud，andriddingthepoorworldofherNightmaresandMud—Serpentsinsomemeasure，wemayhope！——
Andsotherebegins，fromthispoint，alivelyCorrespondencebetweenFriedrichandVoltaire；which，withsomeinterruptionsofanotablesort，continuedduringtheirmutualLife；andisaconspicuousfeatureintheBiographiesofboth。Theworldtalkedmuchofit，andstilltalks；andhasnowatlastgotitallcollected，andelucidatedintoadimlylegibleformforstudiousreaders。[Preuss，OEuvresdeFrederic，（xxi。
xxii。xxiii。，Berlin，1853）；whosupersedesthelazyFrenchEditorsinthismatter。]ItisbynomeansthediabolicallywickedCorrespondenceitwasthoughttobe；thereverse，indeed，onbothsides；——butithasunfortunatelybecomeaverydullone，totheactualgenerationofmankind。Notwithoutintrinsicmerit；onthecontrary（ifyoureadintensely，andbringtheextinctaliveagain），itsparklesnotablywithepistolarygraceandvivacity；
and，onanyterms，ithasstillpassagesofbiographicalandotherinterest:butthesubstanceofit，thensonewandshining，hasfallenabsolutelycommonplace，thepropertyofalltheworld，sincethen；andisnowverywearisometothereader。Nodoctrineoropinioninitthatyouhavenotheard，withclearbelieforcleardisbelief，ahundredtimes，andcouldwishrathernottohearagain。Thecommonfateofphilosophicaloriginalitiesinthisworld。AsaBiographicalDocument，itisworthaverystrictperusal，ifyouareinterestedthatwayineitherFriedrichorVoltaire:finelysignificanthintsandtraits，thoughoftenalmostevanescent，soslightarethey，aboundinthisCorrespondence；
frankness，veracityundergracefulforms，beingtheruleofit，strangetosay！AsanillustrationofTwomemorableCharacters，andoftheirCentury；showingonwhattermsthesagePlatooftheEighteenthCenturyandhisTyrantDionysiuscorrespond，andwhattheirmannersaretooneanother，itmaylonghaveakindofinteresttomankind:otherwiseithasnotmuchleft。
InFriedrich’sHistoryitwas，nodoubt，animportantfact，thattherelivedaVoltairealongwithhim，twentyyearshissenior。
WithanotherTheoryoftheUniversethantheVoltaireone，howmuchOTHERhadFriedrichtoobeen！ButtheTheorycalledbyVoltaire’snamewasnotproperlyofVoltaire’screating，butonlyofhisutteringandpublishing；itlayreadyforeverybody’sfinding，andcouldnotwellhavebeenaltogethermissedbysuchaoneasFriedrich。SothatperhapsweexaggeratetheeffectsofVoltaireonhim，thoughundoubtedlytheywereconsiderable。
Considerable；butnotderivedfromthisexpresscorrespondence，whichseldomturnsondidacticpointsatall；derivedratherfromVoltaire’sPrintedWORKS，wheretheylayderivabletoalltheworld。Certainenoughitis，Voltairewasatthistime，andcontinuedallhisdays，Friedrich’schiefThinkerintheworld；
unofficially，thechiefPreacher，ProphetandPriestofthisWorkingKing；——nobetteroffforaspiritualTrismegistuswaspoorFriedrichintheworld！Onthepracticalside，Friedrichsoonoutgrewhim，——perhapshadalreadyoutgrown，havingfarmoreveracityofcharacter，andanintellectfarbetterbuiltinthesilentpartsofit，andtrainedtoobyhardexperiencestoknowshadowfromsubstance；——outgrewhim，andgraduallylearnedtolookdownuponhim，occasionallywithmuchcontempt，inregardtothepractical。ButinallchangesofhumortowardsVoltaire，Friedrich，weobserve，considershimasplainlysupremeinspeculativeintellect；andhasnodoubtbut，forthinkingandspeaking，Naturenevermadesuchanother。WhichmaybetakenasanotablefeatureofFriedrich’sHistory；andgivesrisetopassagesbetweenVoltaireandhim，whichwillmakemuchnoiseintimecoming。
Here，meanwhile，faithfullypresentedthoughincondensedform，isthestartingoftheCorrespondence；FirstLetterofit，andfirstResponse。TwoPieceswhichwereoncebrightasthesummersunriseonbothsides，butarenowfallenverydim；andhavemuchneededcondensation，andabridgmentbyomissionoftheunessential，——solengthyarethey，soextinctandalmostdrearytous！
Sublime"Wolf"andhis"Philosophy，"howhewashuntedoutofHallewithit，longsince；andnowshinesfromMarburg，his"Philosophy"andhesupremeamongmankind:this，andotherextinctpoints，thereader’sfancywillendeavortorekindleinsomeslightmeasure:——
TOM。DEVOLTAIRE，ATCIREY（fromtheCrown—Prince）。
"BERLIN，8thAugust，1736。
"MONSIEUR，——AlthoughIhavenotthesatisfactionofknowingyoupersonally，youarenotthelessknowntomethroughyourWorks。
Theyaretreasuresofthemind，ifImaysoexpressmyself；
andtheyrevealtothereadernewbeautiesateveryfreshperusal。
IthinkIhaverecognizedinthemthecharacteroftheiringeniousAuthor，whodoeshonortoourageandtohumannature。IfeverthedisputeonthecomparativemeritsoftheModernsandtheAncientsshouldberevived，themoderngreatmenwilloweittoyou，andtoyouonly，thatthescaleisturnedintheirfavor。WiththeexcellentqualityofPoetyoujoininnumerableothersmoreorlessrelatedtoit。NeverdidPoetbeforeputMetaphysicsintorhythmiccadence:toyouthehonorwasreservedofdoingitfirst。
"ThistasteforPhilosophymanifestedinyourwritings，inducesmetosendyouatranslatedCopyoftheAccusationanddefenceofM。Wolf，themostcelebratedPhilosopherofourdays；who，forhavingcarriedlightintothedarkestplacesofMetaphysics，iscruellyaccusedofirreligionandatheism。
Suchisthedestinyofgreatmen；theirsuperiorgeniusexposesthemtothepoisonedarrowsofcalumnyandenvy。IamaboutgettingaTranslationmadeoftheTreatiseonGod，theSoul，andtheWorld，"——TranslationdonebyanExcellencySuhm，ashasbeenhinted，——"fromthepenofthesameAuthor。Iwillsendityouwhenitisfinished；andIamsurethattheforceofevidenceinallhispropositions，andtheirclosegeometricalsequence，willstrikeyou。
"ThekindnessandassistanceyouaffordtoallwhodevotethemselvestotheArtsandSciences，makesmehopethatyouwillnotexcludemefromthenumberofthosewhomyoufindworthyofyourinstructions:——itissoIwouldcallyourintercoursebyCorrespondenceofLetters；whichcannotbeotherthanprofitabletoeverythinkingbeing……"beautieswithoutnumberinyourworks。YourHENRIADEdelightsme。ThetragedyofCESARshowsussustainedcharacters；
thesentimentsinitaremagnificentandgrand，andonefeelsthatBrutusiseitheraRoman，orelseanEnglishman（ouunRomainouunAnglais）。YourALZIRE，tothegracesofnoveltyadds……
"Monsieur，thereisnothingIwishsomuchastopossessallyourWritings，"eventhosenotprintedhitherto。"Pray，Monsieur，docommunicatethemtomewithoutreserve。IftherebeamongstyourManuscriptsanythatyouwishtoconcealfromtheeyesofthepublic，Iengagetokeepthemintheprofoundestsecrecy。Iamunluckilyaware，thatthefaithofPrincesisanobjectoflittlerespectinourdays；neverthelessIhopeyouwillmakeanexceptionfromthegeneralruleinmyfavor。IshouldthinkmyselfricherinthepossessionofyourWorksthaninthatofallthetransientgoodsofFortune。Thesethesamechancegrantsandtakesaway:yourWorksonecanmakeone’sownbymeansofmemory，sothattheylastuswhilstitlasts。Knowinghowweakmyownmemoryis，IaminthehighestdegreeselectinwhatItrusttoit。
"IfPoetrywerewhatitwasbeforeyourappearance，astrummingofwearisomeidyls，insipideclogues，tunefulnothings，Ishouldrenounceitforever:"butinyourhandsitbecomesennobled；
amelodious"courseofmorals；worthyoftheadmirationandthestudyofcultivatedminds（DESHONNETESGENS）。You"——infine，"youinspiretheambitiontofollowinyourfootsteps。ButI，howoftenhaveIsaidtomyself:’MALHEUREUX，throwdownaburdenwhichisabovethystrength！OnecannotimitateVoltaire，withoutbeingVoltaire！’
"ItisinsuchmomentsthatIhavefelthowsmallarethoseadvantagesofbirth，thosevaporsofgrandeur，withwhichvanitywouldsolaceus！Theyamounttolittle，properlytonothing（POUR
MIEUXDIRE，RIEN）。Nature，whenshepleases，formsagreatsoul，endowedwithfacultiesthatcanadvancetheArtsandSciences；
anditisthepartofPrincestorecompensehisnobletoils。
Ah，wouldGlorybutmakeuseofmetocrownyoursuccesses！
Myonlyfearwouldbe，lestthisCountry，littlefertileinlaurels，provedunabletofurnishenoughofthem。
"Ifmydestinyrefusemethehappinessofbeingabletopossessyou，mayI，atleast，hopeonedaytoseethemanwhomIhaveadmiredsolongnowfromafar；andtoassureyou，bywordofmouth，thatIam，——Withalltheesteemandconsiderationduetothosewho，followingthetorchoftruthforguide，consecratetheirlaborstothePublic，——Monsieur，youraffectionatefriend，"FREDERIC，P。R。ofPrussia。"
[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxi。6。]
BywhatrouteorconveyancethisLetterwent，Icannotsay。
Ingeneral，itistobeobserved，theseFriedrich—VoltaireLetters——liableperhapstobeconsideredcontrabandatBOTHendsoftheircourse——donotgobythePost；butbyFrench—PrussianMinisters，byHamburgMerchants，andothersafesubterraneanchannels。
Voltaire，withenthusiasm，andnodoubtpromptly，answerswithinthreeweeks:——
TOTHECROWN—PRINCE，ATREINSBERG（fromVoltaire）。
"CIREY，26thAugust，1736。
"MONSEIGNEUR，——AmanmustbevoidofallfeelingwhowerenotinfinitelymovedbytheLetterwhichyourRoyalHighnesshasdeignedtohonormewith。Myself—loveisonlytoomuchflatteredbyit:butmyloveofMankind，whichIhavealwaysnourishedinmyheart，andwhich，Iventuretosay，formsthebasisofmycharacter，hasgivenmeaverymuchpurerpleasure，——toseethatthereis，nowintheworld，aPrincewhothinksasaman；
aPHILOSOPHERPrince，whowillmakemenhappy。
"Permitmetosay，thereisnotamanontheearthbutowesthanksforthecareyoutaketocultivatebysoundphilosophyasoulthatisbornforcommand。Goodkingsthereneverwereexceptthosethathadbegunbyseekingtoinstructthemselves；byknowing—goodmenfrombad；bylovingwhatwastrue，bydetestingpersecutionandsuperstition。NoPrince，persistinginsuchthoughts，butmightbringbackthegoldenageintohisCountries！AndwhydosofewPrincesseekthisglory？Youfeelit，Monseigneur，itisbecausetheyallthinkmoreoftheirRoyaltythanofMankind。
Preciselythereverseisyourcase:——and，unless，oneday，thetumultofbusinessandthewickednessofmenaltersodivineacharacter，youwillbeworshippedbyyourPeople，andlovedbythewholeworld。Philosophers，worthyofthename，willflocktoyourStates；thinkerswillcrowdroundthatthrone，astheskilfulestartisansdotothecitywheretheirartisinrequest。
TheillustriousQueenChristinaquittedherkingdomtogoinsearchoftheArts；reignyou，Monseigneur，andtheArtswillcometoseekyou。
"MayyouonlyneverbedisgustedwiththeSciencesbythequarrelsoftheirCultivators！AraceofmennobetterthanCourtiers；
oftenenoughasgreedy，intriguing，falseandcruelasthese，"andstillmoreridiculousinthemischieftheydo。"AndhowsadformankindthattheveryInterpretersofHeaven’scommandments，theTheologians，Imean，aresometimesthemostdangerousofall！
ProfessedmessengersoftheDivinity，yetmensometimesofobscureideasandperniciousbehavior；theirsoulblownoutwithmeredarkness；fullofgallandpride，inproportionasitisemptyoftruths。EverythinkingbeingwhoisnotoftheiropinionisanAtheist；andeveryKingwhodoesnotfavorthemwillbedamned。
Dangeroustotheverythrone；andyetintrinsicallyinsignificant:"bestwayis，leavetheirbigtalkandthemalone；
speedycollapsewillfollow……
"IcannotsufficientlythankyourRoyalHighnessforthegiftofthatlittleBookaboutMonsieurWolf。IrespectMetaphysicalideas；raysoflightningtheyareinthemidstofdeepnight。
More，Ithink，isnottobehopedfromMetaphysics。ItdoesnotseemlikelythattheFirst—principlesofthingswilleverbeknown。ThemicethatnestleinsomelittleholesofanimmenseBuilding，knownotwhetheritiseternal，orwhotheArchitect，orwhyhebuiltit。Suchmicearewe；andtheDivineArchitectwhobuilttheUniversehasnever，thatIknowof，toldhissecrettooneofus。Ifanybodycouldpretendtoguesscorrectly，itisM。Wolf。"BeautifulinyourRoyalHighnesstoprotectsuchaman。
Andhowbeautifulitwillbe，tosendmehischiefBook，asyouhavethekindnesstopromise！"TheHeirofaMonarchy，fromhispalace，attendingtothewantsofareclusefaroff！CondescendtoaffordmethepleasureofthatBook，Monseigneur……
"WhatyourRoyalHighnessthinksofpoetryisjust:versesthatdonotteachmennewandtouchingtruths，donotdeservetoberead。"
Astomyownpoorverses——But，afterall，"thatHENRIADEisthewritingofanHonestMan:fit，inthatsense，thatitfindgracewithaPhilosopherPrince。
"IwillobeyyourcommandsastosendingthoseunpublishedPieces。
Youshallbemypublic，Monseigneur；yourcriticismswillbemyreward:itisapricefewSovereignscanpay。Iamsureofyoursecrecy:yourvirtueandyourintellectmustbeinproportion。
IshouldindeedconsideritaprecioushappinesstocomeandpaymycourttoyourRoyalHighness！OnetravelstoRometoseepaintingsandruins:aPrincesuchasyouisamuchmoresingularobject；worthierofalongjourney！Butthefriendship[divineEmilie’s]whichkeepsmeinthisretirementdoesnotpermitmyleavingit。NodoubtyouthinkwithJulian，thatgreatandmuchcalumniatedman，whosaid，’FriendsshouldalwaysbepreferredtoKings。’
"InwhatevercorneroftheworldImayendmylife，beassured，Monseigneur，mywisheswillcontinuallybeforyou，——thatistosay，forawholePeople’shappiness。Myheartwillrankitselfamongyoursubjects；yourglorywilleverbedeartome。Ishallwish，Mayyoualwaysbelikeyourself，andmayotherKingsbelikeyou！——Iam，withprofoundrespect，yourRoyalHighness’smosthumble"VOLTAIRE。"
[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxi。10。]
TheCorrespondence，oncekindled，wentonapace；andsoonburstforth，findingnourishmentallround，intoashininglittlehouseholdfire，pleasanttothehandsandheartsofbothparties。
Consentofopinionsonimportantmattersisnotwanting；norisemphasisindeclaringthesame。Themutualadmiration，whichishigh，——highandintrinsiconFriedrich’sside；andonVoltaire’s，highifinpartextrinsic，——bynomeanswantsforemphasisofstatement:superlatives，temperedbythebestart，passandrepass。Friedrich，readingVoltaire’simmortalManuscripts，confesseswithablush，beforelong，thathehimselfisapoorApprenticethatway。Voltaire，atsightofthePrincelyProductions，isfullofadmiration，ofencouragement；doesalittleincorrecting，solecismsofgrammarchiefly；alittle，bynomeansmuch。Butitisagrowingbranchofemployment；nowandhenceforthalmosttheonerealityoffunctionVoltairecanfindforhimselfinthisbeautifulCorrespondence。For，"OhwhataCrown—Prince，ripeningforwardtobethedelightofhumannature，andrealizethedreamofsages，PhilosophyupontheThrone！"
Andontheotherside，"OhwhataPhoebusApollo，mountingtheeasternsky，chasingtheNightmares，——sowingtheEarthwithOrientpearl，tobeginwith！"——Inwhichfineduet，itmustbesaid，thePrinceisperceptiblythetruersinger；singingwithincompass，andfromtheheart；whilethePhoebusshowshimselfacquaintedwithart，andwarblesinseductivequavers，nowandthenbeyondthepitchofhisvoice。Wemustownalso，Friedrichproveslittleseducible；showshimselflaudablyindifferenttosuchsiren—
singing；——perhapsmoreusedtoflattery，andknowingbyexperiencehowlittlemealistobemadeofchaff。Voltaire，inanungratefulFrance，naturallyplumeshimselfagooddealonsuchrecognitionbyaForeignRisingSun；and，ofthetwo，thoughsomanyyearstheelder，ismuchmorelikelosingheadalittle。
ElegantgiftsaredespatchedtoCirey；gold—ambertrinketsforMadame，perhapsanamberinkholderforMonsieur:pricelessatCireyasthegiftsoftheverygods。Byandby，amessengergoesexpress:thewittyColonelKeyserling，wittybutexperienced，whomweoncenamedatReinsberg；heistogoandseewithhiseyes，sincehisMastercannot。Whatamessengerthere；ambassadorfromstartostar！Keyserling’sreportatReinsbergisnotgiven；
butwehaveGrafigny’s，whichisprobablythemoreimpartial。
Keyserling’sembassywasintheendofnextyear；[3dNovember，1737（aswegatherfromtheCorrespondence）。]andthereisplentyofairywritingaboutitandhim，intheseLetters。
FriedrichhastranslatedthenameKEYSERLING（diminutiveofKAISER）into"Caesarion；"——andIshouldhavesaid，heplaysmuchuponnamesandalsouponthings，atReinsberg，inthatstyle；
andhasagooddealofairysymbolism，andcloud—workingeniouslypaintedroundthesoliditiesofhislifethere。Especiallya"BayardOrder，"ashecallsit:TwelveofhisselectestFriendsmadeintoaChivalryBrotherhood，thenamesofwhomareallchanged，"Caesarion"oneofthem；withdaintydevices，andmimeticproceduresoftheduesort。Whicharenotwhollymummery；buthaveaspiceofreality，toflavorthemtoaseriousyoungheart。
Fortheselectionwasrigorous，superiormeritandbehaviorastrictcondition；andindeedseveraloftheseBayardChevaliersprovednotablepracticalChampionsintimecoming；——forexampleCaptainFouquet，ofwhomwehaveheardbefore，inthedarkCustrindays。ThisisamentionablefeatureoftheReinsberglife，andoftheyoungPrince’scharacterthere:pleasanttoknowof，fromthisdistance；butnotnowworthknowingmoreindetail。
TheFriedrich—VoltaireCorrespondencecontainsmuchincense；
duewhiffsofit，fromReinsbergside，tothe"divineEmilie，"
Voltaire’squasibetter—halforworse—half；whorespondsalwaysinherdivinestmannertoReinsberg，eagerformoreacquaintancethere。TheDuChateletshadaLawsuitinBrabant；veryinveterate，perhapsahundredyearsoldormore；withthe"HouseofHonsbrouck:"[LettresIneditesdeVoltaire
（Paris，1826），p。9。]this，nottospeakofothercauses，flightsfromFrenchperilandthelike，oftenbroughtVoltaireandhisDameintothoseparts；andgaverisetooccasionalhopesofmeetingwithFriedrich；whichcouldnottakeeffect。Inmorepracticalstyle，Voltairesolicitsofhim:"CouldnotyourRoyalHighnessperhapsgraciouslyspeaktosomeofthoseJudicialBigwigsinBrabant，andflapthemupalittle！"WhichFriedrich，Ithink，did，bysomegoodmeans。Happily，byonemeansorother，VoltairegottheLawsuitended，——1740，wemightguess，butthetimeisnotspecified；——andFriedrichhadanewclaim，hadtherebeenneedofnew，toberegardedwithworshipbyMadame。[Recordofallthis，left，likeinnumerableotherthingsthere，inanintrinsicallydarkcondition，liesinVoltaire’sLETTERS，——notmuchworthhuntingupintocleardaylight，theprocessbeingsodifficulttoastranger。]ButtheproposedmeetingwithMadamecouldnevertakeeffect；notevenwhenFriedrich’shandswerefree。NayInoticeatlast，Friedrichhadprivatelydetermineditnevershould——Madameevidentlyaninconvenientelementtohim。
Ayoungmannotwantinginprivatepowerofeyesight；andabletodistinguishchafffrommeal！Voltaireandhewillmeet；meet，andalsopart；andtherewillbepassagesbetweenthem:——andthereaderwillagainhearofthisCorrespondenceoftheirs，whereithasabiographicalinterest。Wearetoconceiveit，atpresent，asaprincipallightoflifetotheyoungheartatReinsberg；
acheerfulnewfire，almostanaltar—fire，irradiatingthecommonduskforhimthere。
OfanotherCorrespondence，beautifullyirradiativefortheyoungheart，wemustsayalmostnothing:theCorrespondencewithSuhm。
SuhmtheSaxonMinister，whomwehaveoccasionallyheardof，isanoldFriendoftheCrown—Prince’s，dearandhelpfultohim:itishewhoisnowdoingthoseTranslationsofWolf，ofwhichVoltairelatelysawspecimens；translatingWOLF
atlarge，fortheyoungman’sbehoof。Theyoungman，restlesstoknowthebestPhilosophygoing，hadtriedreadingofWolf’schiefBook；foundittooabstruse，inWolf’sGerman:whereforeSuhmtranslates；sendsittohiminlimpidFrench；fasciclebyfascicle，withcommentaries；youngmandoinghisbesttounderstandandadmire，——gratefully，nottoosuccessfully，wecanperceive。ThatisthestapleofthefamousSUHMCORRESPONDENCE；
staplewhichnobodycouldnowbeartobeconcernedwith。
Suhmisalsohelpfulinfinancedifficulties，whichareprettyfrequent；worksoutsubventions，loansunderahandsomeform，fromtheCzarina’sandotherCourts。Whichisanoperationoftheutmostdelicacy；perilous，shoulditbeheardofatPotsdam。
WhereforeSuhmandthePrincehaveacovertlanguageforit:
andaffectstilltobespeakingof"Publishers"and"newVolumes，"
whentheymeanLendersandBank—Draughts。Alltheseloans，Iwillhope，wereaccuratelypaidoneday，asthatfromGeorgeII。was，in"rouleausofnewgold。"WeneednotdoubtthewholesomecharmandblessingofsointimateaCorrespondencetotheCrown—Prince:
andindeedhisrealloveoftheamiableSuhm，asSuhm’sofhim，comesbeautifullytolightintheseLetters:butotherwisetheyarenotnowtobereadwithoutweariness，evendreariness，andhavebecomeabiographicalreminiscencemerely。
ConcerningGrafvonManteufel，athirdLiteraryCorrespondent，andtheonlyotherconsiderableone，here，fromaGermanCommentatoronthismatter，isaClippingthatwillsuffice:——
"ManteufelwasSaxonbybirth，longaMinisterofAugusttheStrong，butquarrelledwithAugust，owingtosomefrailfemaleitissaid，andhadwithdrawntoBerlinafewyearsago。Heshinesthereamongthefashionablephilosophicalclasses；underhand，perhapsdoesalittleinthevolunteerpoliticallinewithal；
beingaverybusypushinggentleman。Tallofstature，’perfectlyhandsomeattheageofsixty；’[Formey，Souvenirsd’unCitoyen，i。39—45。]greatpartisanofWolfandthePhilosophies，awaketotheOrthodoxiestoo。WritesflowingelegantFrench，inasoftlytrenchant，somewhattooall—knowingstyle。
Highmannerstraceableinhim；butnothingofthenobleloyalty，naturalpolitenessandpiouslucencyofSuhm。OneofhisLetterstoFriedrichhasthisslightlyimpertinentpassage；——Friedrich，justgettingsettledinReinsberg，havingtransientlymentioned’thequantityoffairsex’thathadcomeabouthimthere:——
"’BERLIN，26thAUGUST，1736（totheCrown—Prince）……
IamwellpersuadedyourRoyalHighnesswillregulateallthattoperfection，andsomanagethatyourfairsexwillbecharmedtofindthemselveswithyouatReinsberg，andyoucharmedtohavethemthere。Butpermitme，yourRoyalHighness，torepeatinthisplace，whatIonedaytookthelibertyofsayinghereatBerlin:
NothingintheworldwouldbettersuitthepresentinterestsofyourRoyalHighnessandofusall，thansomeHeirofyourRoyalHighness’smaking！PerhapsthetranquilconveniencewithwhichyourRoyalHighnessatReinsbergcannowattendtothatobject，willbeofbettereffectthanallthosehastyandtransitoryvisitsatBerlinwere。AtleastIwishitwiththebestofmyheart。Ibegpardon，Monseigneur，forintrudingthusintoeverythingwhichconcernsyourRoyalHighness；’——Intruth，Iamaratherimpudentbusybodyishfellow，withsuperabundantdashingmanner，speculation，utterance；andshallgetmyselforderedoutoftheCountry，bymypresentcorrespondent，byandby。——
’Beingever，’withthedueenthusiasm，’MANTEUFEL。’
[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxv。487；——Friedrich’sAnsweris，Reinsberg，23dSeptember（Ib。489）。]
"TowhichFriedrich’sAnswerisofakindtoputagaginthefoulmouthofcertainextraordinaryPamphleteerings，thatwereonceverycopiousintheworld；and，inparticular，tosetatresttheHerrDr。Zimmermann，andhispoorpuddleofcalumniesandcredulities，gottogetherinthatweakpursuitofphysiologyunderobscenecircumstances；——
"WhichistheonegoodresultIhavegatheredfromtheManteufelCorrespondence，"continuesourGermanfriend；whomIvotewith！——
OriftheEnglishreaderneversawthoseZimmermannorotherdog—
likePamphleteeringsandsurmisings，letthisExcerptbemysteriousandsuperfluoustothethankfulEnglishreader。
Onthewhole，weconceivetoourselvestheabundantnatureofFriedrich’sCorrespondence，literaryandother；andwhatkindofeventthetransitofthatPostfunctionary"fromFehrbellinnorthwards，"withhisleathernbags，"twiceaweek，"mayhavebeenatReinsberg，inthoseyears。
ChapterIII。
CROWN—PRINCEMAKESAMORNINGCALL。
Thursday，25thOctober，1736，theCrown—Prince，withLieutenantBuddenbrockandanattendantortwo，droveoverintoMecklenburg，toaVillageandsereneSchlosscalledMirow，intendingasmallactofneighborlycivilitythere；onwhichperhapsanEnglishreaderofourtimewillconsenttoaccompanyhim。Itisbutsometenortwelvemilesoff，inanortherlydirection；Reinsbergbeingcloseonthefrontierthere。Apleasantenoughmorning’s—drive，withtheOctobersunshiningonthesilentheaths，onthemany—
coloredwoodsandyou。
MirowisanApanageforoneoftheMecklenburg—Strelitzjuniorbranches:Mecklenburg—StrelitzbeingitselfajuniorcomparedtotheMecklenburg—Schwerinofwhich，anditsinfatuatedDuke，wehaveheardsomuchintimespast。MirowandevenStrelitzarenotin——averyshiningstate，——butindeed，weshallseethem，asitwere，witheyes。AndtheEnglishreaderistonoteespeciallythoseMirowpeople，asperhapsofsomesmallinteresttohim，ifheknewit。TheCrown—Princereportstopapa，inasatiricalvein，notungenially，andwithmuchmorefreedomthanisusualinthoseReinsberglettersofhis:——
"TOHISPRUSSIANMAJESTY（fromtheCrown—Prince）。
"REINSBERG，26thOctober，1736……"YesterdayIwentacrosstoMirow。TogivemyMostAll—
graciousFatheranideaoftheplace，IcannotlikenittoanythinghigherthanGross—Kreutz[termofcomparisonlostuponus；sayGARRAT，ataventure，ortheCLACHANOFABERFOYLE]:
theonehouseinit，thatcanbecalledahouse，isnotsogoodastheParson’sthere。ImadestraightfortheSchloss；whichisprettymuchliketheGarden—houseinBornim:onlythereisarampartroundit；andanoldTower，considerablyinruins，servesasaGatewaytotheHouse。
"ComingontheDrawbridge，Iperceivedanoldstocking—knitterdisguisedasGrenadier，withhiscap，cartridge—boxandmusketlaidtoaside，thattheymightnothinderhiminhisknitting—
work。AsIadvanced，heasked，’WhenceIcame，andwhitherwardI
wasgoing？’Ianswered，that’IcamefromthePost—house，andwasgoingoverthisBridge:’whereupontheGrenadier，quiteinapassion，rantotheTower；whereheopenedadoor，andcalledouttheCorporal。TheCorporalseemedtohavehardlybeenoutofbed；
andinhisgreathaste，hadnottakentimetoputonhisshoes，norquitebuttonhisbreeches；withmuchflurryheaskedus，’Wherewewerefor，andhowwecametotreattheSentryinthatmanner？’Withoutansweringhimatall，wewentourwaytowardstheSchloss。
"NeverinmylifeshouldIhavetakenthisforaSchloss，haditnotbeenthatthereweretwoglasslampsfixedatthedoor—posts，andthefiguresoftwoCranesstandinginfrontofthem，bywayofGuards。WemadeuptotheHouse；andafterknockingalmosthalfanhourtonopurpose，therepeeredoutatlastanexceedinglyoldwoman，wholookedasifshemighthavenursedthePrinceofMirow’sfather。Thepoorwoman，atsightofstrangers，wassoterrified，sheslammedthedoortoinourfaces。Weknockedagain；
andseeingtherecouldnothingbemadeofit，wewentroundtothestables；whereafellowtoldus，’TheyoungPrincewithhisConsortwasgonetoNeu—Strelitz，acoupleofmilesoff[tenmilesEnglish]；andtheDuchesshisMother，wholiveshere，hadgivenhim，tomakethebetterfigure，allherpeoplealongwithhim；
keepingnobodybuttheoldwomantoherself。’
"Itwasstillearly；soIthoughtIcouldnotdobetterthanprofitbytheopportunity，andhavealookatNeu—Strelitz。
Wetookpost—horses；andgotthitheraboutnoon。Neu—StrelitzisproperlyaVillage；withonlyonestreetinit，whereChamberlains，Office—Clerks，Domesticsalllodge，andwherethereisanInn。IcannotbetterdescribeittomyMostAll—graciousFatherthanbythatstreetinGumbinnenwhereyougouptotheTown—hall，——exceptthatnohousehereiswhitewashed。TheSchlossisfine，andliesonalake，withabiggarden；prettymuchlikeReinsberginsituation。
"ThefirstquestionIaskedherewasforthePrinceofMirow:
buttheytoldmehehadjustdrivenoffagaintoaplacecalledKanow；whichisonlyacoupleofmilesEnglishfromMirow，wherewehadbeen。Buddenbrock，whoisacquaintedwithNeu—Strelitz，gotme，fromachamberlain，somethingtoeat；andinthemeanwhile，thatBohmecamein，whowasAdjutantinmyMostAll—graciousFather’sRegiment[notofGoltz，butKing’spresumably]:BohmedidnotknowmetillIhintedtohimwhoIwas。Hetoldme，’TheDukeofStrelitzwasanexcellentseamster；’"fittobeTailortoyourMajestyinamanner，hadnotFatebeencruel，"’andthathemadebeautifuldressing—gowns（CASSAQUINS）withhisneedle。’Thismademecurioustoseehim:sowehadourselvespresentedasForeigners；anditwentoffsowellthatnobodyrecognizedme。
IcannotbetterdescribetheDukethanbysayingheislikeoldStahl[famedoldmedicalmanatBerlin，deadlastyear，physiognomynotknowntoactualreaders]，inablondAbbe’s—
periwig。Heisextremelysilly（BLODE）；hisHofrathAltrocktellshim，asitwere，everythinghehastosay。"Aboutfifty，thispoorDuke；shrunkintoneedlework，foraquietlife，amidsuchtumultsfromSchwerinandelsewhere。
"Havingtakenleave，wedroverightofftoKanow；andgotthitheraboutsix。ItisamereVillage；andthePrince’sPleasure—House（LUSTHAUS）hereisnothingbetterthananordinaryHunting—Lodge，suchasanyForest—keeperhas。IalightedattheMiller’s；andhadmyselfannounced"attheLUSTHAUS，"byhismaid:uponwhichtheMajor—Domo（HAUS—HOFMEISTER）cameovertotheMill，andcomplimentedme；withwhomIproceededtotheResidenz，"thatis，backagaintoMirow，"wherethewholeMirowFamilywereassembled。
TheMotherisaPrincessofSchwartzburg，andstillthecleverestofthemall，"stillundersixty；goodoldMother，intentthatherpoorSonshouldappeartoadvantage，whenvisitingthemoreopulentSerenities。"HisAuntalso，"mother’ssister，"wasthere。
TheLadySpouseissmall；aNiecetothePrinceofHildburghausen，whoisintheKaiser’sservice:shewasinthefamily—way；
but（ABER）seemedotherwisetobeaverygoodPrincess。
"Thefirstthingtheyentertainedmewithwas，thesadmisfortunecomeupontheirbestCook；who，withthecartthatwasbringingtheprovisions，hadoverset，andbrokenhisarm；sothattheprovisionshadallgonetonothing。PrivatelyIhavehadinquiriesmade；therewasnotawordoftruthinthestory。Atlastwewenttotable；and，sureenough，itlookedasiftheCookandhisprovisionshadcometosomemishap；forcertainlyintheThreeCrownsatPotsdam[worstinn，onemayguess，inthesatiricalvein]，thereisbettereatingthanhere。
"Attable，therewastalkofnothingbutofalltheGermanPrinceswhoarenotrightintheirwits（NICHTRECHTKLUG），"asMirowhimself，yourMajestyknows，isreputedtobe！"TherewasWeimar，[Wilhelmina’sacquaintance；wedded，notwithoutdifficulty，toasuperfluousBaireuthSister—in—lawbyWilhelmina（
MemoiresdeWilhelmina，ii。185—194）:GrandfatherofGoethe’sFriend；——isnothinglikefairlyoutofhiswits；onlyhasaflea（aswemaysay）dancingoccasionallyintheearofhim。
PerhapsitissowiththerestoftheseSerenities，herefallenuponeviltongues？]Gotha，Waldeck，Hoym，andthewholelotofthem，broughtuponthecarpet:——andafterourgoodHosthadgotconsiderablydrunk，werose，——andhelovinglypromisedmethat’heandhiswholeFamilywouldcomeandvisitReinsberg。’Comehecertainlywill；buthowIshallgetridofhim，Godknows。
"ImostsubmissivelybegpardonofmyMostAll—graciousFatherforthislongLetter；and"——wewillterminatehere。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part3d，pp。104—106。]
DilapidatedMirowanditsinmates，portrayedinthissatiricalway，exceptasaviewofSereneHighnessesfallenintoSleepyHollow，exciteslittlenoticeintheindolentmind；andthatlittle，ratherpleasantlycontemptuousthanreallyprofitable。
ButonefactoughttokindlemomentaryinterestinEnglishreaders:theyoungfoolishHerr，inthisdilapidatedplace，isnootherthanour"OldQueenCharlotte’s"Fatherthatistobe，——
akindofAncestorofours，thoughwelittleguessedit！
Englishreaderswillscanhimwithnewcuriosity，whenhepaysthatreturnvisitatReinsberg。Whichhedoeswithinthefortnight:——
"TOHISPRUSSIANMAJESTY（fromtheCrown—Prince）。
"REINSBERG，6thNovember，1736……"thatmyMostAll—graciousFatherhashadthegraciousnesstosendussomeSwans。MyWifealsohasbeenexceedinglydelightedatthefinePresentsenther……GeneralPraetorius，"DanishEnvoy，withwhoseCourtthereissometiffofquarrel，"camehitheryesterdaytotakeleaveofus；heseemsveryunwillingtoquitPrussia。
"Thismorningaboutthreeo’clock，mypeoplewokeme，withwordthattherewasaStafettecomewithLetters，"——fromyourMajestyorHeavenknowswhom！"Ispringupinallhaste；andopeningtheLetter，——finditisfromthePrinceofMirow；whoinformsmethat’hewillbehereto—dayatnoon。’Ihavegotallthingsinreadinesstoreceivehim，asifheweretheKaiserinperson；
andIhopetherewillbematerialforsomeamusementtomyMostAll—graciousFather，bynextpost。"——Nextpostishalfaweekhence:——
"TOHISPRUSSIANMAJESTY（fromtheCrown—Prince）。
"REINSBERG，11thNovemher……"ThePrinceofMirow’svisitwassocurious，ImustgivemyMostAll—graciousFatheraparticularreportofit。Inmylast，I
mentionedhowGeneralPraetoriushadcometous:hewasintheroom，whenIenteredwiththePrinceofMirow；atsightofhimPraetoriusexclaimed，loudenoughtobeheardbyeverybody，’VOILA
LEPRINCECAJUCA！’[NicknameoutofsomeRomance，fallenextinctlongsince。]Notoneofuscouldhelplaughing；andIhadmyowntroubletoturnitsothathedidnotgetangry。
"ScarcelywasthePrincegotin，whentheycametotellme，forhisworseluck，thatPrinceHeinrich，"theIllMargraf，"wascome；
——whoaccordinglytrottedhimout，insuchawaythatwethoughtweshouldallhavediedwithlaughing。Incessantpraisesweregivenhim，especiallyforhisfineclothes，hisfineair，andhisuncommonagilityindancing。AndindeedIthoughtthedancingwouldneverend。
"Intheafternoon，tospoilhisfinecoat，"——acontrivanceoftheIllMargraf’s，Ishouldthink，——"westeptouttoshootattargetintherain:hewouldnotspeakofit，butonecouldobservehewasinmuchanxietyaboutthecoat。Intheevening，hegotaglassortwoinhishead，andgrewextremelymerry；saidatlast，’Hewassorrythat，fordiversstate—reasonsandbusinessesofmoment，hemustofnecessityreturnhome；’——which，however，heputofftillabouttwointhemorning。Ithink，nextdayhewouldnotrememberverymuchofit。
"PrinceHeinrichisgonetohisRegimentagain；"Praetoriustooisoff；——andweendwiththeproperKOW—TOW。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xvii。part3d，p。109。]
TheseStrelitzers，wesaid，arejuniorstoinfatuatedSchwerin；
andpoorMirowisagainjuniortoStrelitz:plainlyoneoftheleastopulentofResidences。Atpresent，itisDowagerApanage（WITTWEN—SITZ）totheWidowofthelateStrelitzofblessedmemory:here，withheroneChild，aboynowgrowntowhatmanhoodwesee，hastheSereneDowagerlived，thesetwenty—eightyearspast；aSchwartzburgbybirth，"thecleverestheadamongthemall。"Twenty—eightyearsindilapidatedMirow:solonghasthatTailoringDuke，hereldestSTEP—SON（childofapriorwife）beenSupremeHeadofMecklenburg—Strelitz；employedwithhisneedle，orweknownothow，——collapsedplainlyintotailoringatthisdate。
TherewasbutoneotherSon；thiscleverLady’s，twentyyearsjunior，——"PrinceofMirow"whomwenowsee。KarlLudwigFriedrichisthenameofthisone；agenowtwenty—eightgone。He，eversincethethirdmonthofhim，whenthepoorSereneFatherdied（"May，1703"），hasbeenatMirowwithMamma；gettingwhateducationtherewas，——nottoosuccessfully，aswouldappear。Eightyearsago，"in1726，"Mammasenthimoffuponhistravels；toGeneva，Italy，France:helookedinuponVienna，too；gotaLieutenant—ColonelcyintheKaiser’sService，butdidnotlikeit；soongaveitup；
andreturnedhometovegetate，perhapstoseekawife，——havingprospectsofsuccessioninStrelitz。FortheSereneHalf—Brotherprovestohavenochildren:werehistailoringoncefinishedintheworld，ourPrinceofMirowisDukeinChief。Onthisbasistheweddedlastyear；thelittleWifehasalreadybroughthimonechild，aDaughter；andhas（asFriedrichnotices）anotherunderway，ifitprosper。NolackofDaughters，norofSonsbyandby:
eightyearshencecamethelittleCharlotte，——subsequentlyMotherofEngland:muchtoherandourastonishment。[Born（atMirow）
19thMay，1744；married（London），8thSeptember，1761；died，18thNovember，1818（Michaelis，ii。445，446；Hubner，t。195；OErtel，pp。43，22）。]
ThepoormandidnotlivetobeDukeofStrelitz；hedied，1752，inlittleCharlotte’seighthyear；TailorDukeSURVIVINGhimafewmonths。LittleCharlotte’sBrotherdidthensucceed，andlastedtill1794；afterwhomasecondBrother，fatherofthenowSereneStrelitzes；——whoalsoisgenealogicallynotable。ForfromhimtherecameanotherstillmorefamousQueen:LouisaofPrussia；
beautifultolookupon，as"AuntCharlotte"wasnot，inahighdegree；andwhoshowedherselfaHeroineinNapoleon’stime，asAuntCharlotteneverwascalledtodo。BothAuntandNiecewerewomenofsense，ofprobity，propriety；fairlybeyondtheaverageofQueens。Andastotheirearlypoverty，ridiculoustothisgold—
nuggetgeneration，Iratherguessitmayhavedonethembenefitswhichthegold—nuggetgeneration，initsQueensandotherwise，standsfarmoreinwantofthanitthinks。
ButenoughofthisPrinceofMirow，whomFriedrichhasaccidentallyunearthedforus。Indeedthereisnofartherhistoryofhim，fororagainst。Heevidentlywasnotthoughttohaveinventedgunpowder，bythepublic。Andyetwhoknowsbut，inhisverysimplicity，therelaysomethingfarbeyondtheIllMargraftowhomhewassoquizzable？Poordown—pressedbrothermortal；
somnambulatingsopacificallyinSleepyHollowyonder，andmakingnocomplaint！
Hecontinued，thoughsoonwithlessenthusiasm，andintheendveryrarely，avisitorofFriedrich’sduringthisReinsbergtime。
PatrioticEnglishreadersmayaswelltakethefewremainingvestiges，too，beforequitedismissiughimtoSleepyHollow。
Heretheyare，sweptaccuratelytogether，fromthatCorrespondenceofFriedrichwithPapa:——
"REINSBERG，18thNOVEMBER，1736……reportmostsubmissivelythatthePrinceofMirowhasagainbeenhere，withhisMother，Wife，Aunt，Hofdames，CavaliersandentireHousehold；sothatIthoughtitwastheFlightoutofEgypt[ExodusoftheJews]。Ibegintohaveafearofthosegoodpeople，astheyassuredmetheywouldhavesuchpleasureincomingoften！"
"REINSBERG，1stFEBRUARY，1737。"LetusgiveitintheOriginaltoo，asaspecimenofGermanspelling:——
"DerPrintsvonMihrauistvohreinigenthagenhiergewessenundhabenwiereinigeWasserschwermerinderSeeihmzuEhrengesmissen，seinefrauistmiteberthotenPrintzesinniedergeKomen。——DerGeneralschulenburgistheutehiergekommenundwirdtmorgen"——Thatistosay:——
"ThePrinceofMirowwashereafewdaysago；andweletoff，inhonorofhim，afewwater—rocketsovertheLake:hisWifehasbeenbroughttobedofadeadPrincess。GeneralSchulenburg[withasmalls]camehitherto—day；andto—morrowwill"……
"REINSBERG，28thMARCH，1737……PrincevonMirowwashereyesterday；andtriedshootingatthepopinjaywithus；hecannotseerightly，andshootsalwayswithhelpofanopera—glass。"
"RUPPIN，20thOCTOBER，1737。ThePrinceofMirowwaswithuslastFriday；andbabbledmuchinhishighway；amongotherthings，white—liedtous，thattheKaiserinngavehimacertainporcelainsnuff—boxhewashandling；butonbeingquestionedmoretightly，heconfessedtomehehadboughtitinVienna。"[BriefeanVater，p。71（CARETinOEuvres）；pp。85—114。——SeeIb。6thNovember，1737，forfainttraceofavisit；and25thSeptember，1739，foranotherstillfainter，thelastthereis。]
Andsolethimsomnambulateyonder，tillthetwoQueens，likewingedPsyches，oneaftertheother，managetoemergefromhim。
Friedrich’sLetterstohisFatheraredescribedbysomePrussianEditorsas"veryattractive，SEHRANZIEHENDEBRIEFE；"which，toaForeignreader，seemsastrangeaccountofthem。Lettersveryhardtounderstandcompletely；andratherinsignificantwhenunderstood。TheyturnonGiftssenttoandsentfrom，"swans，"
"hams，"withtheunspeakablethanksforthem；onrecruitsofsomanyinches；onthevisitorsthathavebeen；theyassureusthat"thereisnosicknessintheregiment，"ortellexpresslyhowmuch:——whollysmallfacts；nothingofspeculation，andofceremonialpipe—clayagreatdeal。WeknowalreadyunderwhatnightmareconditionsFriedrichwrotetohisFather！TheattitudeoftheCrown—Prince，sincerelyreverentandfilial，thoughobligedtoappearineffablyso，andonthewholestrugglingundersuchmountainsofencumbrance，yetloyallymaintaininghisequilibrium，doesatlastacquire，intheseLetters，silentlyakindofbeautytothebestclassofreaders。Butthatisnearlytheirsolemerit。
Byfarthemosthumanofthem，thatonthefirstvisittoMirow，thereaderhasnowseen；andmaythankusmuchthatweshowhimnomoreofthem。[