Summaryis，theseMediatingPowerswillbeofnohelptohisMajesty；noteventheDutchwill，withwhomheisspeciallyinfriendship:nay，inthethirdyearitbecomesfatallymanifest，thechiefMediatingPowers，KaiserandFrance，listeningrathertopoliticalconvenience，thantotheclaimsofjustice，godirectinKur—Pfalz’sfavor；——byformaltreatyoftheirown，["Versailles，13thJanuary，1739"（Olrich，GeschichtederSchlesischenKriege，i。13）；Mauvillon，ii405—446；&c。]FranceandtheKaisersettle，"ThattheSulzbachersshall，asapreliminary，getprovisionalpossession，onthenowSerenity’sdecease；andshallcontinueundisturbedfortwoyears，tillLawdecidebetweenhisPrussianMajestyandthem。"Twoyears；
Lawdecide；——andweknowwhataretheNINE—POINTSinaLaw—case！
This，atlast，provedtoomuchforhisMajesty。Majesty’sabstrusedubitations，meditationsonsuchtreatmentbyaKaiserandothers，didthen，itappears，gloomilysettleintofixedprivatepurposeoftryingitbytheironramrods，whenoldKur—Pfalzshoulddie，——
ofmarchingwitheightythousandmenintotheCleveCountries，andSOwelcominganySulzbachorothergueststhatmightarrive。
HappilyoldKur—PfalzdidnotdieinhisMajesty’stime；
survivedhisMajestyseveralyears:sothatthematterfellintootherhands，——andwassettledverywell，nearacenturyafter。
OfcertainwranglingswiththelittleTownofHerstal，——PrussianTown（partoftheOrangeHeritage，onceKINGPEPIN’STown，ifthatwereanymatternow）intheBishopofLiege’sneighborhood，Townhighlyinsignificantotherwise，——weshallsaynothinghere，astheywillfalltobetreated，andbesettled，atanafterstage。
FriedrichWilhelmwasmuchgrievedbythecontumaciesofthatpaltrylittleHerstal；andbytheBishopofLiege’shigh—flownproceduresincountenancingthem；——especiallyinarecruitingeasethathadfallenoutthere，andbroughtmatterstoahead。
["December，1738，"iscrisisoftherecruitingcase（Helden—Geschichte，ii。63）；"17thFebruary，1739，"Bishop’shigh—flownappearanceinit（ib。67）；Kaiser’sinconsequence，"10thApril，1739。"]TheKaisertoowasafflictivelyhighincountenancingtheBishop；———forwhichbothKaiserandBishopgotduepaymentintime。ButhisPrussianMajestywouldnotkindletheworldforsuchapaltriness；andsoleftithanginginavexatiouscondition。Suchthings，itisremarked，weighheavieronhisnowinfirmMajestythantheywerewont。Heismoresubjecttofitsofhypochondria，totalkofabdicating。"Allgonewrong！"
hewouldsay，ifanylittleflawrose，aboutrecruitingorthelike。"OnemightgoandliveatVenice，wereoneridofit！"
[Forster（placeLOST）。]Andhisdeep—stungclangorousgrowlagainsttheKaiser’streatmentofhimburstsout，fromtimetotime；thoughheoftenestpitiestheKaiser，too；seeinghimatsuchapasswithhisTurkWarandotherwise。
ItwasinthisPfalzbusinessthatHerrLuiscius，thePrussianMinisterinHolland，gotintotrouble；ofwhomthereisalightdashofoutline—portraiturebyVoltaire，whichhasmadehimmemorabletoreaders。This"fatKingofPrussia，"saysVoltaire，wasadreadfullyavariciousfellow，unbeautifultoahighdegreeinhisproceedingswithmankind:——
"HehadaMinisterattheHaguecalledLuiscius；whocertainlyofallMinistersofCrownedHeadswastheworstpaid。Thispoorman，towarmhimself，hadmadesometreesbefelledintheGardenofHonslardik，whichbelongedatthattimetotheHouseofPrussia；
hethereuponreceiveddespatchesfromtheKing，intimatingthatayearofhissalarywasforfeited。Luiscius，indespair，cuthisthroatwithprobablytheonerazorhehad（SEULRASOIRQU’ILEUT）；
anoldvaletcametohisassistance，andunhappilysavedhislife。
Inafteryears，IfoundhisExcellencyattheHague；andhaveoccasionallygivenhimanalmsatthedooroftheVIEILLECOUR
（OldCourt），aPalacebelongingtotheKingofPrussia，wherethispoorAmbassadorhadlivedadozenyears。Itmustbeowned，TurkeyisarepublicincomparisontothedespotismexercisedbyFriedrichWilhelm。"[OEuvresdeVoltaire（ViePricee，orwhattheynowcallMemoires），ii。15。]
Heretrulyisawittysketch；consummatelydashedoff，asnobodybutVoltairecould；"roundasGiotto’sO，"doneatonestroke。
Ofwhichtheprosefactsareonlyasfollows。Luiscius，PrussianResident，notdistinguishedbysalaryorotherwise，had，atonestageofthesenegotiations，beentold，fromhead—quarters，Hemight，incasualextra—officialways，ifitseemedfurthersome，givetheirHighMightinessesthehope，ornotion，thathisMajestydidnotintendactualwaraboutthatCleve—JulichSuccession，——
beingapacificMajesty，andunwillingtoinvolvehisneighborsandmankind。Luiscius，insteadofcasualhintdelicatelydroppedinsomegoodway，hadproceededbydirectdeclaration；
frankassurancetotheHighMightinesses，Thattherewouldbenowar。WhichhadneverbeenquitehisMajesty’smeaning，andperhapswasnowbecomingratherthereverseofit。DisavowalofLuisciushadtoensuethereupon；whoproduceddefensivelyhisinstructionfromhead—quarters；butgotonlyrebukesforsuchheavy—footedclumsyprocedure，sounlikeDiplomacywithitsshoesoffelt；——
and，inbrief，wasturnedoutoftheDiplomaticfunction，asunfitforit；andappointedtomanagecertainOrangeProperties，fragmentsoftheOrangeHeritagewhichhisMajestystillhasinthoseCountries。ThismisadventuresankheavilyonthespiritsofLuiscius，otherwisenoneofthestrongest—mindedofmen。NordidheprosperinmanagingtheOrangeProperties:onthecontrary，heagainfellintomistakes；gotsoundlyrebukedforinjudiciousconductthere，——"cuttingtrees，"plantingtrees，orwhateveritwas；——andthisproducedsuchaneffectonLuiscius，thathemadeanattemptonhisownthroat，distractedmortal；andwasonlystoppedbysomebodyrushingin。"Itwasnotthefirsttimehehadtriedthatfeat，"saysPollnitz，"andbeenprevented；norwasitlongtillhemadeanewattempt，whichwasagainfrustrated:
andalwaysafterwardshisrelationskepthimcloseinview:"
Majestywritingcomfortableforgivenesstotheperturbedcreature，andalso"settlingapensiononhim；"adequate，wecanhope，andnotexcessive；"whichLuisciuscontinuedtoreceive，attheHague，solongashelived。"Thesearetheprosefacts；notdefinitelydatedtous，butperfectlyclearotherwise。[Pollnitz，ii。495，496；——the"NEWattempt"seemstohavebeen"June，1739"（
Gentleman’sMagazine，inmense，p。331）。]
Voltaire，inhisDutchexcursions，didsometimes，inafteryears，lodgeinthatoldvacantPalace，calledVIEILLECOUR，attheHague；wherehegracefullycelebratesthedecayedforsakenstateofmatters；duskyvastroomswithdimgilding；forgottenlibraries"veiledunderthebiggestspider—websinEurope；"fortherest，anuncommonlyquietplace，convenientforawritingman，besidescostingnothing。AsonofthisLuiscius，agoodyounglad，italsoappears，wasoccasionallyVoltaire’samanuensisthere；himhedidrecommendzealouslytothenewKingofPrussia，whowasnotdeafontheoccasion。This，inthefireofsatiricalwit，iswhatwecantransientlycall"givingalmstoaPrussianExcellency；"——
notnowexcellent，butpensionedandcracked；andthereaderperceives，Luisciushadprobablymorethanonerazor，hadnotonebeenenough，whenhedidtherashact。FriedrichemployedLuisciusJunior，withnoresultthatwehearoffarther；andseemstohavethoughtLuisciusSenioranabsurdfellow，notworthmentioningagain:"ranawayfromtheCleveCountry[probablysomemad—housethere]aboveayearago，Ihear；andwhatisthematterwheresuchacrack—brainend？"[Voltaire，OEuvres
（LettertoFriedrich，7thOctober，1740），lxxii。261；andFredrich’sanswer（wrongdated），ib。265；Preuss，xxii。33。]
ChapterV。
VISITATLOO。
ThePfalzquestionbeinginsuchapredicament，andLuisciusdiplomatizinguponitinsuchheavy—footedmanner，hisMajestythinksajourneytoHolland，tovisitone’sKinsfolkthere，andincidentallyspeakawordwiththeHighMightinessesuponPfalz，wouldnotbeamiss。Suchjourneyisdecidedon；Crown—Princetoaccompany。Summerof1738:ashortvisit，quitewithoutfuss；
tolastonlythreedays；——meresequeltotheReviewsheldinthoseadjacentCleveCountries；sothattheGazetteersmaytakenonotice。Allwhichwasdoneaccordingly:Crown—Prince’sfirstsightofHolland；andoneofthefewreportablepointsofhisReinsberglife，andnotquitewithoutmemorabilitytohimandus。
Onthe8thofJuly，1738，theReviewPartygotupontheroadforWesel:allthroughJuly，theydidtheirreviewinginthoseCleveCountries；andthenstruckacrossforthePalaceofLooinGeldern，whereaPrinceofOrangecountablekinsmantohisPrussianMajesty，andaPrincessstillmorenearlyconnected，——
EnglishGeorge’sDaughter，ownniecetohisPrussianMajesty，——areinwaitingforthisdistinguishedhonor。ThePrinceofOrangewehavealreadyseen，foramomentonce；atthesiegeofPhilipsburgfouryearsago，whenthesaleofChasot’shorseswentoffsowell。
"Nothinglikesellinghorseswhenyourcompanyhavedinedwell，"
whisperedhetoChasot，atthattime；sincewhichdatewehaveheardnothingofhisHighness。
Heisnotabeautifulman；hehasacrookedback，andfeaturesconformable；butisofpromptvivaciousnature，anddoesnotwantforsenseandgood—humor。PaternalGeorge，thegossipssay，warnedhisPrincess，whenthismarriagewastalkedof，"Youwillfindhimveryill—looking，though！""AndifIfoundhimababoon——！"
answeredshe；beingsoheartilytiredofSt。James’s。Andinfact，foranythingIhaveheard，theydowellenoughtogether。SheisGeorgeII。’seldestPrincess；——nexteldertoourpoorAmelia，whowasoncesointerestingtous！WhattheCrown—Princenowthoughtofallthat，Idonotknow；buttheBookssay，poorAmeliaworethewillow，andspeciallyworethePrince’sminiatureonherbreastallherdaysafter，whichweremany。Grewcorpulent，somewhatahuddleinappearanceandequipment，"eyelidslikeupper—LIPS，"foroneitem:butwhenlifeitselffled，theminiaturewasfoundinitsoldplace，restingontheoldheartaftersomesixtyyears。OTime，OSonsandDaughtersofTime！——
HisMajesty’sreceptionatLoowasofthekindheliked，——cordial，honorable，unceremonious；andthesewerethreepleasantdayshehad。PleasantfortheCrown—Princetoo；asthewholeJourneyhadratherbeen；Papa，withcovertsatisfaction，findinghimawisecreature，afterall，and"moreserious"thanformerly。"Hm，youdon’tknowwhatthingsareinthatFritz！"hisMajestymurmuredsometimes，intheselateryears，withafinelightinhiseyes。
LooitselfisabeautifulPalace:"Loo，closebytheVillageAppeldoorn，isastatelybrickedifice，builtwitharchitecturalregularity；hasfinelydecoratedrooms，beautifulgardens，androundaresuperballeysofoakandlinden。"[Busching，
Erdbeschreibung，viii。69。]TheresaunterspleasantlyourCrown—Prince，forthesethreedays；——andonegladincidentI
doperceivetohavebefallenhimthere:thearrivalofaLetterfromVoltaire。Lettermuchexpected，whichhadfollowedhimfromWesel；andwhichheanswershere，inthisbrickPalace，amongthesuperbavenuesandgardens。[OEuvres，xxi。
203，theLetter，"Cirey，June，1738；"Ib。222，theAnswertoit，"Loo，6thAugust，1738。"]
Nodoubtagladincident，irradiating，aswithasuddensunburstingrayweather，thecommonplaceofthings。Hereisnewsworthlisteningto；newsasfromtheempyrean！Freeinterchangeofpoetriesandproses，ofheroicsentimentsandopinions，betweentheUniqueofSagesandtheParagonofCrown—Princes；howcharmingtoboth！Literarybusiness，weperceive，isbriskonbothhands；
atCireytheDiscourssurl’Homme（"SixthDISCOURS"arrivesinthispacketatLoo，surelyadeathlesspieceofsinging）；norisReinsbergidle:Reinsbergiscopiouslydoingverse，suchverse！andinprose，veryearnestly，an"ANTI—
MACHIAVEL；"whichsoonafterwardsfilledallthethenworld，thoughithasnowfallensosilentagain。AndatParis，asVoltaireannounceswithaflourish，"M。deMaupertuis’sexcellentBook，FiguredelaT’erre，isout；"[Paris，1738:Maupertuis’s"measurementofadegree，"intheutmostNorth，1736—1737（toprovetheEarthflattenedthere）。VividNarrative；
somewhatgesticulative，butdulybrief。TheonlyBookofthatgreatMaupertuiswhichisnowreadabletohumannature。]M。deMaupertuis，homefromthePolarregionsandfrommeasuringtheEarththere；thesublimestmiracleinParissocietyatpresent。
Mightbuild，new—build，anACADEMYOFSCIENCESatBerlinforyourRoyalHighness，oneday？suggestsVoltaire，onthisoccasion:
andFriedrich，asweshallsee，takesthehint。OnepassageoftheCrown—Prince’sAnswerisintheseterms；——fixingthisLoovisittoitsdateforus，atanyrate:——
"LOOINHOLLAND，6thAUGUST，1739……Iwritefromaplacewheretherelivedonceagreatman[WilliamIII。ofEngland，ourDutchWilliam]；whichisnowthePrinceofOrange’sHouse。ThedemonofAmbitionshedsitsunhappypoisonsoverhisdays。Hemightbethemostfortunateofmen；andheisdevouredbychagrinsinhisbeautifulPalacehere，inthemiddleofhisgardensandofabrilliantCourt。Itispityintruth；forheisaPrincewithnoendofwit（INFINIMENTD’ESPRIT），andhasrespectablequalites。"
NotStadtholder，unluckily；thatiswheretheshoepinches；
theDutchareontheRepublicantack，andwillnothaveaStadtholderatpresent。Nohelpforitinone’sbeautifulgardensandavenuesofoakandlinden。
"IhavetalkedagreatdealaboutNewtonwiththePrincess，"——
aboutNewton；neverhintedatAmelia；notpermissible！——"fromNewtonwepassedtoLeibnitz；andfromLeibnitztotheLateQueenofEngland，"Carolinelatelygone，"who，thePrincetoldme，wasofClarke’ssentiment"onthatimportanttheologicalcontroversynowdeadtomankind。——AndofJenkinsandhisEardidthePrincesssaynothing？ThatisnowbecomingahighphenomenoninEngland！
Butreadersmustwaitalittle。
PitythatwecannotgivethesetwoLettersinfull；thatnoreader，almost，couldbemadetounderstandthem，ortocareforthemwhenunderstood。SuchthecrueltyofTimeuponthisVoltaire—
FriedrichCorrespondence，andsomeothers；whichwereoncesorosy，sunny，andarenowfallendrearilyextinct，——studiablebyEditorsonly！InitselftheFriedrich—VoltaireCorrespondence，wecansee，wascharming；veryblossomyatpresent:businessesincreasing；mutualadmirationnowrisentoagreatheight，——
admirationsincereonbothsides，mostsoonthePrince’s，andextravagantlyexpressedonbothsides，mostsoonVoltaire’s。
CROWN—PRINCEBECOMESAFREEMASON；ANDISHARANGUEDBY
MONSIEURDEBIELFELD。
HisMajesty，wesaid，hadthreepleasantdaysatLoo；discoursing，aswithfriends，onpublicmatters，orevenonmoreprivatematters，inafrankunconstrainedway。Heisnottobecalled"Majesty"onthisoccasion；butthefact，atLoo，andbytheleadingMightinessesoftheRepublic，whocomecopiouslytocomplimenthimthere，iswellremembered。Talktherewas，withsuchleadingMightinesses，abouttheJulich—and—Bergquestion，aimofthisJourney:earnestenoughprivatetalkwithsomeofthem:
butitavailednothing；andwouldnotbeworthreportingnowtoanycreature，ifweevenknewit。Infact，theJourneyitselfremainsmentionablechieflybyoneverytriflingcircumstance；
andthenbyanother，notimportanteither，whichfollowedoutofthat。Thetriflingcircumstanceis，——ThatFriedrich，inthecourseofthisJourney，becameaFreemason:andtheunimportantsequelwas，ThathemadeacquaintancewithoneBielfeld，ontheoccasion；
whoafterwardswroteaBookabouthim，whichwasoncemuchread，thoughnevermuchworthreading，andisstillcitable，withprecaution，nowandthen。[MonsieurleBarondeBielfeld，
LettresFamilieresetAutres，1763；——secondedition，2vols。aLeide，1767，istheoneweusehere。]Triflingcircumstance，ofFreemasonry，aswereadinBielfeldandinmanyBooksafterhim，befellinmannerfollowing。
Amongthedinner—guestsatLoo，oneofthosethreedays，wasaPrinceofLippe—Buckeburg，——Princeofsmallterritory，butofgreatspeculation；whoseterritoryliesontheWeser，leadingtoDutchconnections；andwhosespeculationsstretchoveralltheUniverse，inahighfantasticstyle:——hewasadinner—guest；
andoneofthetopicsthatcameupwasFreemasonry；aphantasmalkindofobject，whichhadkindleditself，orrekindled，inthoseyears，inEnglandfirstofall；andwasnowhoveringabout，agooddeal，inGermanyandothercountries；pretendingtobeanewlightofHeaven，andnotabog—meteorofphosphoratedhydrogen，conspicuousinthemurkofthings。Bog—meteor，foolishputrescentwill—o’—wisp，hisMajestypromptlydefinedittobe:Tom—fooleryandKINDERSPIEL，whatelse？WhereuponingeniousBuckeburg，whowashimselfaMason，manoffortybythistime，andhadhighthingsinhimoftheQuixotictype，venturedondefence；andwassorespectful，eloquent，dexterous，ingenious，hequitecaptivated，ifnothisMajesty，atleasttheCrown—Prince，whowasmoreenthusiasticforhighthings。Crown—Prince，aftertable，tookhisDurchlauchtofBuckeburgaside；talkedfartheronthesubject，expressedhisadmiration，hisconviction，——hiswishtobeadmittedintosuchaHeroFraternity。NothingcouldbewelcomertoDurchlaucht。Andso，inallprivacy，itwasmadeupbetweeenthem，ThatDurchlaucht，summoningasmanymysticBrothersoutofHamburgaswereneedful，shouldbeinwaitingwiththem，ontheCrown—
Prince’sroadhomeward，——sayatBrunswick，nightbeforetheFair，wherewearetobe，——andtheremaketheCrown—PrinceaMason。
[Bielfeld，i。14—16；Preuss，i。111；Preuss，BuchfurJedermann，i。41。]
ThisisBielfeld’saccount，repeatedeversince；substantiallycorrect，exceptthatthescenewasnotLooatall:dinneranddialogue，itnowappears，tookplaceinDurchlaucht’sownneighborhood，duringtheCleveReviewtime；"probablyatMinden，17thJuly；"andallwassettledintofixedprogrambeforeLoocameinsight。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xvs。201:
Friedrich’sLettertothisDurchlaucht，"ComtedeSchaumbourg—
Lippe"hecallshim；date，"Moyland，26thJuly，1738:"Moyland，acertainSCHLOSS，orhabitableMansion，ofhisMajesty’s，fewmilestonorthofMorsintheCleveCountry；wherehisMajestyusedoftentopause；——andwhere（whatwillbemuchmoreremarkabletoreaders）theCrown—PrinceandVoltairehadtheirfirstmeeting，twoyearshence。]Bielfeld’sreportofthesubsequentprocedureatBrunswick，ashesawitandwashimselfpartofit，isliabletonomistakes，atleastoftheinvoluntarykind；andmay，foranythingweknow，becorrectineveryparticular。
Hesays（veilingitunderdiscreetasterisks，whicharenowdecipherableenough），TheDurchlauchtofLippe—BuckeburghadsummonedsixBrethrenoftheHamburgLodge；ofwhomwementiononlyaGrafvonKielmannsegge，aBaronvonOberg，bothfromHanover，andBielfeldhimself，aMerchant’sSon，ofHamburg；
these，with"Kielmannsegge’sValettoactasTiler，"ValetbeingalsoaMason，andtheruleequalityofmankind，——weretohavethehonorofinitiatingtheCrown—Prince。TheyarrivedattheWesternGateofBrunswickonthe11thofAugust，asprearranged；PrussianMajestynotyetcome，butcomingpunctuallyonthemorrow。ItisFair—time；allmanneroftraders，pedlers，showmenrendezvousing；
manyneighboringNobilitytoo，aswasstillthehabit。"Suchabulkoflightluggage？"saidtheCustom—housepeopleattheGate；
——butwerepacifiedbyslippingthemaducat。Uponwhichwedroveto"Korn’sHotel"（ifanybodynowknewit）；andtherepatientlywaited。NogreatthingsofaHotel，saysBielfeld；butcanbeputupwith；——worstfeatureis，wediscoveraHanoveracquaintancelodgingcloseby，nothingbutawoodenpartitionbetweenus:
Howifheshouldoverhear！——
PrussianMajestyandsuite，underuniversalcannon—salvos，arrived，Sundaythe12th；tostaytillWednesday（threedays）withhisaugustSon—in—lawandDaughterhere。DurchlauchtLippepresentshimselfatCourt，therestofusnot；privatelysettleswiththePrince:"Tuesdaynight，eveofhisMajesty’sdeparture；
thatshallbethenight:atKorn’sHotel，lateenough！"Andthere，accordingly，ontheappointednight，14th—15thAugust，1738，thelight—luggagetrunkshaveyieldedtheirstage—properties；
JachinandBoazaresetup，andallthingsareready；
Tiler（Kielmannsegge’sValet）watchingwithdrawnswordagainsttheprofane。AstoourHanoverneighbor，ontheothersidethepartition，saysBielfeld，wewaitedonhim，thisdayafterdinner，successivelypayingourrespects；successivelypledgedhiminsomanybumpers，heislyingdeaddrunkhoursago，couldnotoverhearacannon—battery，he。Andsoonaftermidnight，theCrown—Princeglidesin，aCaptainWartenslebenaccompanying，whoisalsoacandidate；andthemysteriousritesareaccomplishedonbothofthem，ontheCrown—Princefirst，withoutaccident，andintheusualway。
BielfeldcouldnotenoughadmirethedemeanorofthisPrince，hisclearness，sense，quietbrilliancy；andhowhewasso"intrepid，"
and"possessedhimselfsogracefullyinthemostcriticalinstants。"Extremelygenialair，andsoyoung，looksyoungereventhanhisyears:handsometoadegree，thoughofshortstature。
Physiognomy，features，quitecharming；fineauburnhair（BEAU
BRUN），anegligentplentyofit；"hislargeblueeyeshavesomethingatoncesevere，sweetandgracious。"EligibleMasonindeed。Hadbettermakedespatchatpresent，lestPapabegettingontheroadbeforehim！——Bielfelddeliveredasmalladdress，composedbeforehand；withwhichthePrinceseemedtobecontent。
Andso，withmasonicgrip，theymadetheiradieusforthepresent；
andtheCrown—PrinceandWartenslebenwerebackattheirposts，readyfortheroadalongwithhisMajesty。
HisMajestycameonSunday；goesonWednesday，homenowatastretch；and，wehope，hashadagoodtimeofithere，thesethreedays。DaughterCharlotteandherSereneHusband，wellwiththeirsubjects，wellwithoneanother，aredoingwell；havealreadytwolittleChildren；aBoytheelder，ofwhomwehaveheard:
Boy’snameisKarl，agenowthree；sprightly，reckonedveryclever，bythefondparents；——whohasmanythingstodointheworld，byandby；toattacktheFrenchRevolution，andbeblowntopiecesbyitontheFieldofJena，forfinalthing！ThatisthefateoflittleKarl，whofrolicsabouthere，sosunshinyandingenuousatpresent。
Karl’sGrandmother，theSereneDowagerDuchess，Friedrich’sownMother—in—law，hisMajestyandFriedrichwouldalsoofcourseseehere。FineYoungerSonsofhersarecomingforward；thereigningDukebeautifullycarefulaboutthefurtheranceoftheseCadetsoftheHouse。HereisPrinceFerdinand，forinstance；justgettingreadyfortheGrandTour；goesinamonthhence:[Mauvillon（FILS，sonofhimwhomweciteotherwise），GeschichteFerdinandsHerzogsvonBraunschweig—Luneburg（Leipzig，1794），i。17—25。]afineeupepticloyalyoungfellow；who，inatwentyyearsmore，willbeChatham’sGeneralissimo，andfighttheFrenchtosomepurpose。ABrotherofhis，thenextelder，isnowfightingtheTurksforhisKaiser；doesnotlikeitatall，undersuchSeckendorfsandWar—Ministriesasthereare。Then，elderstill，eldestofalltheCadets，thereisAntonUlrich，overatPetersburgforsomeyearspast，withoutlookshighenough:TowedtheMecklenburgPrincessthere（DaughteroftheunutterableDuke），andbeasgoodasCzarofalltheRussiasoneday。Littletohisprofit，poorsoul！——These，historicallyascertainable，aretheaspectsoftheBrunswickCourtduringthosethreedaysofRoyalVisit，inFair—time；andmayservetodatetheMasonicTransactionforus，whichtheCrown—PrincehasjustaccomplishedoveratKorn’s。
AsfortheTransactionitself，thereisintrinsicallynoharminthisinitiation，wewillhope:butitbehoovestobekeptwellhiddenfromPapa。Papa’sgoodopinionofthePrincehassensiblyrisen，inthecourseofthisJourney，"sorational，serious，notdanglingaboutamongthewomenasformerly；"——andwhatashockwouldthisofKorn’sHotelbe，shouldPapahearofit！PoorPapa，fromofficioustale—bearershehearsmanythings:isindistressaboutVoltaire，aboutHeterodoxies；——andsummonedtheCrown—
Prince，byexpress，fromReinsberg，ononeoccasionlately，overtoPotsdam，"totaketheCommunion"there，bywayofcase—
hardeningagainstVoltaireandHeterodoxies！Thinkofit，humanreaders！——Wewilladdthefollowingstrayparticulars，moreorlessillustrativeoftheMasonicTransaction；andsoendthattriflingaffair。
TheCaptainWartensleben，fellow—recipientofthemysteriesatBrunswick，isyoungestson，byasecondmarriage，ofoldFeldmarschallWartensleben，nowdeceased；andisconsequentlyUncle，Half—Uncle，ofpoorLieutenantKatte，thoughsomeyearsyoungerthanKattewouldnowhavebeen。TendermemorieshangbyWartensleben，inasilentway！HeisCaptaininthePotsdamGiants；somewhatanintimate，andnotundeservedlyso，oftheCrown—Prince；——succeedsWoldenasHofmarschallatReinsberg，notmanymonthsafterthis；Woldenhavingdiedofanapoplecticstroke。OfBielfeldcomesaBook，slightlycitable；fromnootheroftheBrethren，ortheirFeatatKern’s，comes（wemaysay）anythingwhatever。TheCrown—PrinceprosecutedhisMasonry，atReinsbergorelsewhere，occasionally，forayearortwo；butwasneverardentinit；andverysoonafterhisAccession，leftoffaltogether:"Child’s—playandIGNISFATUUS
mainly！"ARoyalLodgewasestablishedatBerlin，ofwhichthenewKingconsentedtobepatron；butheneveronceenteredtheplace；andonlyhisPortrait（awelcomelygoodone，stilltobefoundthere）presidedoverthemysteriesinthatEstablishment。
Harmless"fire，"buttoo"fatuous；"mereflame—circlescutintheair，forinfants，weknowhow！——
WithLippe—BuckeburgthereensuedsomeCorrespondence，highenoughonhisSerenity’sside；butitsoonlanguishedonthePrince’sside；andinprivatePoetry，withinatwoyearsofthisBrunswickscene，wefindLippeusedproverbiallyforatype—specimenofFools。["Taciturne，Caton，avecmesbonsparents，AussifouquelaLippemetlesjeunesgens。"
OEuvres，xi。80（DiscourssurlaFaussete，written1740）。]Awindyfantasticindividual；——overwhelmedinfinance—difficultiestoo！
Lippecontinuedwriting；but"onlySecretariesnowansweredhim"fromBerlin。Asonofhis，sonandsuccessor，somethingofaQuixotetoo，butnotableinArtillery—practiceandotherwise，willturnupatafuturestage。
NorisBielfeldwithhisBookathingofmuchmomenttoFriedrichortous。Bielfeldtoohasalightairyveinoftalk；
lovesVoltaireandthePhilosophiesinalightway；——knowstheartsofSociety，especiallytheartofflattering；andwouldfainmakehimselfagreeabletotheCrown—Prince，beinganxioustoriseintheworld。HisFatherisaHamburgMerchant，Hamburg"Sealing—waxManufacturer，"notilloffformoney:Sonhasbeenatschools，highschools，undertutors，posture—masters；
swashesaboutonthoseterms，withFrenchESPRITinhismouth，andlacerufflesathiswrists；stillunderthirty；showyenough，sharpenough；considerablyacoxcomb，asisstillevident。HedidtransientlygetaboutFriedrich，asweshallsee；andhopedtohavesoldhishearttogoodpurposethere；——
was，byandby，employedinslightfunctions；notfoundfitforgraveones。Inthecourseofsomeyears，hegotatitleofBaron；andsoldhisheartmoreadvantageously，tosomerichWidoworFraulein；withwhomheretiredtoSaxony，andtherelivedonanEstatehehadpurchased，astrangertoPrussiathenceforth。
HisBook（LettresFamilieresetAutres，
allturningonFriedrich），whichcameoutin1763，attheheightofFriedrich’sfame，andwasmuchread，isstillfreelycitedbyHistoriansasanAuthority。Butthereadingofafewpagessufficientlyintimatesthatthese"Letters"nevercanhavegonethroughaterrestrialPost—office；thattheyareanafterthought，composedfromvaguememoryandimagination，inthatfineSaxonretreat；——asorrowfulghost—like"TRAVELSOF
ANACHARSIS，"insteadoflivingwordsbyaneye—witness！Nottobecited"freely"atall，butsparinglyandunderconditions。
Theyaboundinsmallerrors，inmisdates，mistakes；
smallfictionseven，andimpossiblepretensions:——foolishmortal，towritedownhisbitofknowledgeinthatform！
Fortheman，inspiteofhislacerufflesandgesticulations，hasbriskeyesightofasuperficialkind:heCOULDhavedoneusthislittleservice（apparentlyhisonemissionintheworld，forwhichNaturegavehimbedandboardhere）；andhe，thelaceruffleshavinggoneintohissoul，hasbeentemptedintomisdoingit！——BielfeldandBielfeld’sBook，suchastheyare，appeartobetheoneconquestFriedrichgotofFreemasonry；
nootherresultnowtraceabletousofthatadventureinKorn’sHotel，crowningeventoftheJourneytoLoo。
SECKENDORFGETSLODGEDINGRATZ。
FeldmarschallSeckendorf，afterunheard—ofwrestlingswiththeTurkWar，andtheViennaWar—Office（HOFKRIEGSRATH），issitting，forthelastthreeweeks，——wherethinksthereader？——intheFortressofGratzamongtheHillsofStyria；aState—Prisoner，notlikelytogetoutsoon！Seckendorfledforth，in1737，"suchanArmy，fornumber，spiritandequipment，"saytheViennapeople，"asnevermarchedagainsttheTurkbefore；"anditmustbeowned，hisillsuccesshasbeenunparalleled。Theblamewasnotaltogetherhis；notchieflyhis，exceptforhisrashundertakingofthething，onsuchtermsastherewere。Butthetruthis，thatfirstscenewesawofhim，——anArmyallgoneouttrumpetinganddrummingintothewoodstoFINDitsCommander—in—Chief，——wasanemblemoftheCampaigningeneral。ExcellentArmy；butcommandedbynobodyinparticular；commandedbyaHOFKRIEGSRATHatVienna，byaFranzDukeofTuscany，byFeldmarschallSeckendorf，andbysubordinateswhoweredisobedienttohim:whichaccordingly，almostwithouthelpoftheTurkandhisdisorderlyferocity，rubbeditselftopiecesbeforelong。Roamedabout，nowhithernowthither，withplanslaidandthenwithplanssuddenlyaltered，CaptainbeingChaosmainly；inswampycountries，byoverflowingrivers，inhunger，hotweather，forcedmarches；tillitwasmarchedgradualIyoffitsfeet；andthecloudsofchaoticTurks，whodidfinallyshowface，hadacheappennyworthofit。NeverwassuchacampaignseenasthisofSeckendorfin1737，saidmankind。
Exceptindeedthatthepresentone，Campaignof1738，inthoseparts，underadifferenthand，isstillworse；andtheCampaignof1739，understilladifferent，willbeworstofall！——KaiserKarlandhisAustriansdonotprosperinthisTurkWar，astheRussiansdo，——whoindeedhavegotaGeneralequaltohistask:Munnich，afamedmasterintheartofhandlingTurksandWar—Ministries:
realfatherofRussianSoldiering，saytheRussiansstill。
[SeeMANNSTEINforMunnich’splanswiththeTurk（methodsanddevicesofsteadyDisciplineinsmallnumbersVERSUSimpetuousFerocityingreat）；andBerenhorst（BetrachtungenuberdieKriegskunst，Leipzig，1796），afirst—rateAuthority，forexamplesandeulogiesofthem。]
Campaign1737，withcloudsofchaoticTurksnowsabringontheskirtsofit，hadnotyetended，whenSeckendorfwascalledoutofit；onpolitepretexts，hometoVienna；andthecommandgiventoanother。AtthegatesofVienna，inthelastdaysofOctober，1737，anOfficialPerson，waitingfortheFeldmarschall，wassorrytoinformhim，Thathe，FeldmarschallSeckendorf，wasunderarrest；arrestinhisownhouse，intheKOHLMARKT（Cabbage—marketsocalled），acaptainandtwelvemusketeerstowatchoverhimwithfixedbayonetsthere；strictlyprivate，tilltheHOFKRIEGSRATHhadsatisfiedthemselvesinapointortwo。"Hmph！"snuffledhe；
withbrowblushingslate—color，Ishouldthink，andgrayeyesmuchalight。Andeversince，fortenmonthsorso，Seckendorf，sealedupintheCabbage—market，hasbeenfencingforlifewiththeHOFKRIEGSRATH；whowantsatisfactionupon"eighty—six"different"points；"andmakenoendofchicaningtoone’sclearanswers。
AndtheJesuitspreach，too:"AHeretic，bornenemyofChristandhisKaiser；whatistheuseofquestioning！"AndtheHeathenrage，andallmengnashtheirteeth，inthisuncomfortablemanner。
Answeringdone，therecomesnoverdict，muchlessanyacquittal；
thecaptainandtwelvemusketeers，threeofthemwithfixedbayonetsinone’sverybedroom，continue。Oneevening，21stJuly，1738，gloriousnewsfromtheseatofWar——notTILLevening，astheImperialMajestywasouthunting——entersVienna；blowingtrumpets；
shakingflags:"GrandVictoryovertheTurks！"sowecallsomepoorskirmishtherehasbeen；andViennaburstingallintothree—
times—three，thepopulacegetveryhigh。PopulacerushtotheKohlmarkt:breaktheSeckendorfwindows；intenttomassacretheSeckendorf；hadnotfreshmilitarycome，whowereobligedtofireandkilloneortwo。"Thehousecaptainandhistwelvemusketeers，ofthemselves，didwonders；Seckendorfandallhisdomesticswereinarms:""JARNI—BLEU"forthelasttime！——ThisiswhiletheCrown—PrinceisatWesel；soundasleep，mostlikely；Loo，andtheMasonicadventure，perhapstwinklingpropheticallyinhisdreams。
Attwonextmorning，anOfficialGentlemaninformsSeckendorf，Thathe，forhispart，mustawaken，andgotoGratz。Andinonehourmore（3A。M。），theOfficialGentlemanrollsoffwithhim；
drivesallday；anddelivershisPrisoneratGratz:——"Notsomuchasaroomreadythere；Prisonerhadtowaitanhourinthecarriage，"tillsomesummarypreparationweremade。Wall—neighborsofthepoorFeldmarschall，inhisFortresshere，were"aGOLD—COOK
（swindlingAlchemist），whohadgonecrazy；andanIrishLieutenant，confinedthirty—twoyearsforsomelove—adventure，likewiseprettycrazy；theirnoisesinthenight—timemuchdisturbedtheFeldmarschall。"[SeckendorfsLeben，ii。170—277。SeeSchmettau，
pp。27—59。]Onehumanthingtherestillisinhislot，theFeldmarschall’soldGrafinn。TrueoldDame，she，bothintheKohlmarktandatGratz，standsbyhim，"imprisonedalongwithhim"
ifitmustbeso；ministering，comforting，asonlyatrueWifecan；——andhopehasnotquitetakenwing。
RougholdFeldmarschall；nowturnedofsixty:nevermadesuchaCampaignbefore，asthisof1737followedby1738！Theresitshe；
andwillnottroubleusanymoreduringthepresentKaiser’slifetime。FriedrichWilhelmisamazedatthesesuddencantingsofFortune’swheel，andgrieveshonestlyasforanoldfriend:
eventheCrown—PrincefindsSeckendorfpunishedunjustly；andisalmost，sorryforhim，afterallthathascomeandgone。
THEEAROFJENKINSRE—EMERGES。
Wemustaddthefollowing，distilledfromtheEnglishNewspapers，thoughitisnowalmostfourmonthsafterdate:——
"LONDON，1stAPRIL，1738。IntheEnglishHouseofCommons，muchmoreintheEnglishPublic，therehasbeenfuriousdebatingforafortnightpast:CommitteeofthewholeHouse，examiningwitnesses，hearingcounsel；subject，theTermagantofSpain，andherWest—
Indianprocedures；——she，byherproceduressomewhere，isalwayscuttingoutworkformankind！HowEnglishandotherstrangers，fallen—inwithinthoseseas，aretreatedbytheSpaniards，readershaveheard，nayhavechancedtosee；anditisafactpainfullyknowntoallnations。FactwhichEngland，foronenation，cannolongerputupwith。WalpoleandtheOfficialPersonswouldfainsmooththematter；buttheWest—IndiaInterest，theCity，allMercantileandNavigationInterestsareindeadearnest:CommitteeofthewholeHouse，’PresidedbyAldermanPerry，’hasnotearsenoughtoheartheimmensitiesofevidenceoffered；slowPublicisgraduallykindlingtosomesenseofit。
Thishadgoneonfortwoweeks，when——whatshallwesay？——theEAROFJENKINSre—emergedforthesecondtime；andproducedimportanteffects！
"WhereJenkinshadbeenallthiswhile，——steadfastlynavigatingtoandfro，steadfastlyeatingtoughjunkwithawettingofrum；
notthinkingtoomuchofpastlabors，yetprivately’alwayskeepinghislostEarincotton’（withakindofursinepiety，orotherdumbfeeling），——nomortalnowknows。ButtoallmortalsitisevidenthewashomeinLondonatthistime；nodoubtanotedmemberofWappingsociety，themuch—enduringJenkins。
Andwitnesses，probablynotonebutmany，hadmentionedhimtothisCommittee，asacaseeminentlyinpoint。Committee，ascanstillbereadinitsRhadamanthineJournals，orders:’DIEJOVIS，16*MARTII1737—1738，ThatCaptainRobertJenkinsdoattendthisHouseimmediately；’andthenmorespecially，’17*MARTII"captiousobjectionshavingriseninOfficialquarters，asweguess，——’ThatCaptainRobertJenkinsdoattenduponTuesdaymorningnext。’
[CommonsJournals，xxiii。（indiebus）。]
Tuesdaynextis2lstMarch，——1stofApril，1738，byourmodernCalendar；——andonthatday，notadoubt，Jenkinsdoesattend；
narratesthattremendouspassagewealreadyheardof，sevenyearsago，intheentranceoftheGulfofFlorida；andproduceshisEarwraptincotton:——settingallonflame（excepttheOfficialpersons）atsightofit。"
Officialpersons，astheirwontisinthepressureofdebate，endeavoredtodeny，toinsinuateintheirvileNewspapers，ThatJenkinslosthisEarnearerhomeandnotfornothing；asonestillreadsintheHistoryBooks。[Tindal（xx。372）。Coxe，&c。]Sheercalumnies，wenowfind。Jenkins’saccountwasdoubtlessabundantlyemphatic；butthereisnogroundtoquestionthesubstantialtruthofhimandit。Andso，aftersevenyearsofunnoticeableburninguponthethickskinoftheEnglishPublic，thecaseofJenkinsaccidentallyburnsthrough，andsetsEnglandbellowing；suchasmartisthereofit，——nottobesoothedbyOfficialwet—cloths；
butgettingworseandworse，forthenineteenmonthsensuing。
Andinshort——Butwewillnotanticipate！
ChapterVI。
LASTYEAROFREINSBERG；JOURNEYTOPREUSSEN。
TheIdylliumofReinsberg——ofwhich，exceptinthewayofsketchysuggestion，therecannohistorybegiven——lastedlessthanfouryears；andisnowcomingtoanend，unexpectedlysoon。ApleasantArcadianSummerinone’slife；——thoughithasnotwanteditsoccasionaldiscords，flawsofillweatherinthegeneralsunshine。
Papa，alwaysinuncertainhealthoflate，isgettingheavieroffootandofheartunderhisheavyburdens；andsometimesfallsabstruseenough，liabletobewildermentsfrombadpeopleandevents:notmuchworthnoticinghere。[SeePollnitz，ii。509—515；
Friedrich’sLettertoWilhelmina（"Berlin，20thJanuary，1739:"inOEuvres，xxvii。part1st，pp。60，61）；&c。
&c。]ButtheCrown—Princehaslearnedtodealwithallthis；allthisisoftransientnature；andabrightlongfutureseemstolieaheadatReinsberg；——brightenedespeciallybytheLiteraryElement；which，inthisyearof1739，isbriskerthanithadeverbeen。DistinguishedVisitors，ofaliteraryturn，lookinatReinsberg；theVoltaireCorrespondenceisverylively；
onFriedrich’spartthereiscopiousproduction，variousenterprise，intheformofproseandverse；thoughtsevenofgoingtopresswithsomeofit:inshort，theLiteraryInterestrisesveryprominentatReinsbergin1739。BiographyisapttoforgettheLiteraturethere（havingherreasons）；butmustatlasttakesomenoticeofit，amongthephenomenaoftheyear。
TotheyoungPrincehimself，"courtingtranquillity，"ashisdoor—
lintelintimated，["Fredericotranquillitatemcolenti"
（Infra，p。123）。]andforbiddentobeactiveexceptwithinlimits，thisofLiteraturewasallalongthegreatlightofexistenceatReinsberg；thesupplementtoallotheremploymentsorwantsofemploymentthere。ToFriedrichhimself，inthoseolddays，agreatandsupremeinterest；whileagain，tothemodernBiographerofhim，ithasbecomedarkandvacant；athingtobeshunned，notsought。SothatthefactasitstoodwithFriedrichdiffersfarfromanydescriptionthatcanbegivenofthefact。
Alas，wehavesaidalready，andtheconstanttruthis，Friedrich’sliteratures，hisdistinguishedliteraryvisitorsandenterprises，whichwereoncebrand—newandbrilliant，havegrownoldasagarment，andareasorrowratherthanotherwisetoexistingmankind！Conscientiousreaders，whowouldrepresenttothemselvesthevanishedsceneatReinsberg，inthispointmoreespecially，mustmakeaneffort。
Asbiographicaldocuments，thesePoetriesandProsesoftheyoungmangiveaveryprettytestimonyofhim；butarenotofvalueotherwise。Infact，theypromise，ifwelookwellintothem，Thathereisprobablyapracticalfacultyandintellectofthehighestkind；whichagain，onthespeculative，especiallyonthepoeticalside，willneverbeconsiderable，norhaseventriedtobeso。
Thisyoungsouldoesnotdealinmeditationatall，andhistendenciesarethereverseofsentimental。Hereisnointrospection，morbidorother，nopathosorcomplaint，nomelodiousinformingofthepublicwhatdreadfulemotionsyoulaborunder:here，inrapidpromptform，indicatingthatitistruthandnotfable，aregenerousaspirationsfortheworldandyourself，generouspride，disdainoftheignoble，ofthedark，mendacious；——
here，inshort，isaswift—handed，valiant，STEEL—brightkindofsoul；verylikelyforaKing’s，ifotherthingsanswer，andnotlikelyforaPoet’s。NodoubthecouldhavemadesomethingofLiteraturetoo；couldhavewrittenBooks，andleftsomestampofaveracious，moreorlessvictoriousintellect，inthatstrangeprovincetoo。Butthenhemusthaveappliedhimselftoit，ashedidtoreigning:doneinthecursorystyle，weseewhatithascometo。
Itiscertain，Friedrich’sreputationsuffers，atthisday，fromhiswriting。FromhisNOThavingwrittennothing，hestandslowerwiththeworld。Whichseemshardmeasure；——thoughperhapsitisthelawofthecase，afterall。"Nobodyinthesedays，"saysmypoorFriend，"hastheleastnotionofthesinfulwastethereisintalk，whetherbypenortongue。BetterprobablythatKingFriedrichhadwrittennoVerses；nayIknownotthatDavid’sPsalmsdidDavid’sKingshipanygood！"Whichmaybetruerthanitseems。Fineaspirations，generousconvictions，purposes，——theyarethoughtveryfine:butitisgood，onvariousaccounts，tokeepthemrathersilent；strictlyunvocal，exceptoncallofrealbusiness；sodangerousaretheyforbecomingconsciousofthemselves！Mostthingsdonotripenatallexceptunderground。
Anditisasadbutsuretruth，thateverytimeyouSPEAKofafinepurpose，especiallyifwitheloquenceandtotheadmirationofby—standers，thereistheLESSchanceofyourevermakingafactofitinyourpoorlife。——IfReinsberg，anditsvacancyofgreatemployment，wasthecauseofFriedrich’sverse—writing，wewillnotpraiseReinsbergonthathead！Butthetruthis，Friedrich’sversescamefromhimwithuncommonfluency；andwerenotadeepmatter，butashallowone，inanysense。Notmuchmoretohimthanspeakingwithawill；thanfantasyingonthefluteinananimatedstrain。Everandanonthroughhislife，onsmallhintfromwithoutorongreat，therewasfoundacertainleakageofverses，whichhewasprompttoutter；——andthecaseatReinsberg，orafterwards，isnotsoseriousaswemightimagine。
PINE’SHORACE；ANDTHEANTI—MACHIAVEL。
InlatemonthsFriedrichhadconceivedonenotableproject；whichdemandsawordinthisplace。Didmodernreaderseverhearof"JohnPine，thecelebratedEnglishEngraver"？JohnPine，amanofgoodscholarship，goodskillwithhisburin，did"TapestriesoftheHouseofLords，"andotherthingsofacelebratednature，famousathomeandabroad:buthispeculiarfeat，whichhadcommendedhimatReinsberg，wasanEditionofHORACE:exquisiteoldFLACCUSbroughttoperfection，asitwere；alldonewithvignettes，classicalborderings，symbolicmarginalornaments，infinetasteandaccuracy，theTextitselfengraved；allbytheexquisiteburinofPine。["London，1737"（BiographieUniverselle，xxxiv。465）。]ThisEditionhadcomeoutlastyear，famousovertheworld；andwasbyandby，asrumorbore，tobefollowedbyaVIRGILdoneinthelikeexquisitemanner。
ThePineHORACE，partofthePineVIRGILtoo，stillexistinthelibrariesofthecurious；andaredoubtlessknowntotheproperparties，thoughmuchforgottenbyothersofus。ToFriedrich，scanningthePinephenomenonwithinterestthenbrand—new，itseemedanadmirabletributetoclassicalgenius；andtheideaoccurredtohim，"Isnotthere，byHeaven’sblessing，alivinggenius，classicallikethoseantiqueRomans，andworthyofaliketribute？"Friedrich’sideawas，ThatVoltairebeingclearlythesupremeofPoets，theHENRIADE，hissupremeofPoems，oughttobeengravedlikeFLACCUS；textandall，withvignettes，tail—pieces，classicalborderingsbeautifullysymbolicandexact；bytheexquisiteburinofPine。Whichideatheyounghero—worshipper，inspiteofhisfinance—difficulties，hadresolvedtorealize；
andwasevennowbusywithit，sincehisreturnfromLoo。
"Suchbeautifulenthusiasm，"saysomereaders；"andinbehalfofthatparticulardemi—god！"Alas，yes；toFriedrichhewasthebestdemi—godthengoing；andFriedrichneverhadanydoubtabouthim。
Fortherest，thisheroicideacouldnotrealizeitself；andwearehappytohavenothingmoretodowithPineortheHENRIADE。
CorrespondenceswereenteredintowithPine，audsomepainstaken:
Pine’shighpriceswereasnothing；butPinewasbusywithhisVIRGIL；probably，infact，hadlittlestomachfortheHENRIADE；
"couldnotforsevenyearstocomeenteruponit:"sothatthematterhadtodieaway；andnothingcameofitbutasmallDISSERTATION，orIntroductoryEssay，whichthePrincehadgotready，——whichisstilltobefoundprintedinVoltaire’sWorks[OEuvres，xiii。393—402。]andinFriedrich’s，ifanybodynowcaredmuchtoreadit。Preusssaysitwasfinished，"the10thAugust，1739；"andthatminutefactinChronology，withtheabovetaleofHero—worshiphangingtoit，willsufficemyreadersandme。
Butthereisanotherliteraryprojectonhand，whichdidtakeeffect；——muchworthyofmention，thisyear；thewholeworldhavingrisenintosuchaChorusofTEDEUMatsightofitnextyear。
Inthisyearfalls，whatatanyratewasagreateventtoFriedrich，asliteraryman:theprintingofhisfirstBook，——
assiduouswritingofitwithaneyetoprint。TheBookisthat"celebratedANTI—MACHIAVEL，"ever—praiseworthyRefutationofMachiavel’sPRINCE；concerningwhichtherearesuchimmensitiesofVoltaireCorrespondence，nowbecome，liketheBookitself，inanetoallreaders。Thiswasthechosensoul’semploymentofFriedrich，thefloweroflifetohim，atReinsberg，throughtheyea？1739。ItdidnotactuallygettopresstillSpring1740；
noractuallycomeouttillAutumn，——bywhichtimeagreatchangehadoccurredinFriedrich’stitleandcircumstances:butwemayaswellsayherewhatlittleistobesaidofitformodernreaders。
"TheCrown—Prince，readingthisbadBookofMachiavel’s，yearsago，hadbeenstruck，asallhonestsouls，especiallygovernorsorapprenticestogoverning，mustbe，iftheythoughtofreadingsuchathing，withitsbadness，itsfalsity，detestability；andcamebydegrees，obliquelyfishingoutVoltaire’sopinionashewentalong，onthenotionofrefutingMachiavel；anddidrefutehim，thebesthecould。Setdown，namely，hisownearnestcontradictiontosuchungroundednoxiousdoctrines；elaboratingthesamemoreandmoreintoclearlogicalutterance；tillitswelledintoalittleVolume；which，soexcellentwasit，soimportanttomankind，Voltaireandfriendswereclearforpublishing。
Publishedaccordinglyitwas；goesthroughthepressnextSummer（1740），underVoltaire’sanxioussuperintendence:[Here，gatheredfromFriedrich’sLetterstoVoltaire，istheChronologyofthelittleEnterprise:——
1738，MARCH21，JUNE17，"Machiavelabanefulman，"thinksFriedrich。"Oughttoberefutedbysomebody？"thinkshe（datenotknown）。
1739，MARCH22，Friedrichthinksofdoingithimself。Hasdoneit，DECEMBER4；——"aBookwhichoughttobeprinted，"sayVoltaireandtheliteraryvisitors。
1740，APRIL26，BookgivenuptoVoltaireforprinting。Printingfinished；Bookappears，"endofSEPTEMBER，"whenagreatchangehadoccurredinFriedrich’stitleandposition。]forthePrincehasatlengthconsented；andVoltairehandstheManuscript，withmysteryyetwithhints，toaDutchBookseller，oneVanDurenattheHague，whoiseagerenoughtoprintsuchanarticle。
Voltairehimself——suchhismagnanimousfriendship，especiallyifonehaveDutchLawsuits，orbusinessofone’sown，inthoseparts——takeschargeofcorrecting；lodgeshimselfinthe’OldCourt’
（PrussianMansion，calledVIEILLECOUR，attheHague，where’Luiscius，’figurativelyspeaking，may’getanalms’fromus）；
andtherefromcorrects，alters；correspondswiththePrinceandVanDuren，atagreatrate。Keepscorrecting，altering，tillVanDurenthinksheisspoilingitforsale；——andprivatelydeterminestopreservetheoriginalManuscript，andhaveaneditionofthat，withonlysuchcorrectionsasseemgoodtoVanDuren。AtreasonoussteponthismuleofaBookseller’spart，thinksVoltaire；
butmulishlypersistedinbytheman。Endlesscorrespondence，torightandleft，ensues；intolerablywearisometoeveryreader。
And，infine，therecameout，inAutumnnext，"——theCrown—PrincenolongeraCrown—Princebythattime，butshiningconspicuousunderHigherTitle，——"notoneANTI—MACHIAVELonly，butacoupleoratrioofANTI—MACHIAVELS；asprinted’attheHague；’asreprinted’atLondon’orelsewhere；theconfusedBibliographyofwhichhasnowfallenveryinsignificant。FirsttherewastheVoltairetext，AuthorizedEdition，’endofSeptember，1740；’thencame，infewweeks，theVanDurenone；then，probably，athird，combiningthetwo，thevariationsgivenasfoot—notes:——inshort，Iknownothowmanyeditions，translations，printingsandreprintings；alltheworldbeingmuchtakenupwithsuchamessagefromtheupperregions，andeagertoreaditinanyform。
"AstoFriedrichhimself，whoofcoursesaysnothingoftheANTI—MACHIAVELinpublic，heprivately，toVoltaire，disownsalltheseeditions；andintendstogiveanewoneofhisown，whichshallbetherightarticle；butneverdidit，havingfarotherworkcutoutforhiminthemonthsthatcame。Buthowzealoustheworldshumorwasinthatmatter，nomodernreadercanconceivetohimself。InthefrightfulCompilationcalledHELDEN—GESCHICHTE，whichwesometimescite，thereare，excerptedfromthethen’Bibliotheques’（NOUVELLEBIBLIOTHEQUEandanother；shiningPeriodicalsofthetime，nowgonequitedead），two’reviews’oftheANTI—MACHIAVEL，whichfillmodernreaderswithamazement:
suchaDOMINEDIMITTASchantedoversuchanarticle！——Thesedetails，inanyotherthantheBiographicalpointofview，arenowinfinitelyunimportant。"
Truly，yes！TheCrown—Prince’sANTI—MACHIAVEL，finalcorrectedition（intwoforms，Voltaire’sascorrected，andthePrince’sownaswritten），standsnowincleartype；[Preuss，
OEuvresdeFrederic，viii。61—163。]and，afterallthatjumbleofprintingandcounter—printing，wecananyofusreaditinafewhours；but，alas，almostnoneofuswiththeleastinterest，or，asitwere，withanyprofitwhatever。
Sodifferentispresenttensefrompast，inallthings，especiallyinthingslikethese！ItissixscoreyearssincetheANTI—MACHIAVELappeared。ThespectacleofonewhowashimselfaKing（forthemysteriousfactwaswellknowntoVanDurenandeverybody）steppingforthtosaywithconviction，ThatKingshipwasnotathingofattorneymendacity，tobedoneunderthepatronageofBeelzebub，butofhumanveracity，tobesetaboutunderquiteOtherpatronage；andthat，infact，aKingwasthe"bornservantofhisPeople"（DOMESTIQUEFriedrichoncecallsit），ratherthanotherwise:this，naturallyenough，roseuponthethenpopulations，unusedtosuchlanguage，likethedawnofanewday；
andwaswelcomedwithsuchapplausesasarenowincredible，afterallthathascomeandgone！Alas，inthesesixscoreyears，ithasbeenfoundsoeasytoprofessandspeak，evenwithsincerity！TheactualHero—Kingswerelongusedtobesilent；andtheSham—Herokindgrowonlythemoredesperateforus，themoretheyspeakandprofess！——ThisANTI—MACHIAVELofFriedrich’sisacleardistinctTreatise；confutes，oratleastheartilycontradicts，paragraphbyparagraph，theincrediblesophistriesofMachiavel。Nayitleavesus，ifwesufficientlyforceourattention，withthecomfortablesensethathisRoyalHighnessisspeakingwithconviction，andhonestlyfromtheheart，intheaffair:butthatisalltheconquestwegetofit，inthesedays。Treatisefallenmoreextincttoexistingmankinditwouldnotbeeasytoname。
Perhapsindeedmankindisgettingwearyofthequestionaltogether。Machiavelhimselfonenowreadsonlybycompulsion。
"WhatistheuseofarguingwithanybodythatcanbelieveinMachiavel？"asksmankind，ormightwellask；and，exceptforEditorialpurposes，eschewsanyANTI—MACHIAVEL；impatienttoberidofbaneandantidoteboth。TrulytheworldhashadapotherwiththislittleNicoloMachiavelliandhisperverselittleBook:
——pityalmostthataFriedrichWilhelm，takinghisroundsatthatpointoftime，hadnothadthe"refuting"ofhim；FriedrichWilhelm’smethodwouldhavebeenbrieferthanFriedrich’s！Butletushopethethingisnow，practically，aboutcompleted。Andastotheotherquestion，"WastheSignorNicoloseriousinthisperverselittleBook；ordidheonlydoitironically，withaseriousinversepurpose？"wewillleavethattobedecided，anytimeconvenient，bypeoplewhoaremuchatleisureintheworld！——
TheprintingoftheANTI—MACHIAVELwasnotintrinsicallymomentousinFriedrich’shistory；yetitmightaswellhavebeendispensedwith。Hehadheredrawnafineprogram，andneedlesslyplacardeditforthestreetpopulations:andafterwardsthererose，ascouldnotfailontheirpart，comparisonbetweenprogramandperformance；scornfulcry，chieflyfrommenofweakjudgment，"IsthisKinganANTI—Machiavel，then？Pfui！"Ofwhich，——thoughVoltaire’svoice，too，washeardinit，inangrymoments，——weshallsaynothing:thereader，lookingforhimself，willjudgebyandby。AndherewithenoughoftheANTI—MACHIAVEL。CompositionofANTI—MACHIAVELandspeculationofthePineHENRIADElasted，bothofthem，allthroughthisYear1739，andfarther:fromthesetwoitems，nottomentionanyother，readerscanfiguresufficientlyhowliteraryayearitwas。
FRIEDRICHINPREUSSENAGAIN；ATTHESTUDOFTRAKEHNEN。
ATRAGICALLYGREATEVENTCOMINGON。
InJulythisyeartheCrown—PrincewentwithPapaonthePrussianReview—journey。["Setout，7thJuly"（OEuvres，xxvii。partlst，67n。）。]SuchattendanceonReview—
journeys，amarkofhisbeingwellwithPapa，isnowbecomingusual；theyareagreeableexcursions，andcannotbutbeinstructiveaswell。Onthisoccasion，thingswentbeautifullywithhim。OutinthosegrassyCountries，inthebrightSummer，oncemorehehadanunusuallyfinetime；——andtwoveryspecialpleasuresbefellhim。Firstwas，asightoftheEmigrants，ourSalzburgersandother，intheirflourishingcondition，overinLithuaniayonder。Delightfultoseehowthewasteisblossomingupagain；busymen，withtheirindustries，theirsteadypioushusbandries，makingallthingsgreenandfruitful:horse—droves，cattle—herds，wavingcornfields；——avery"SCHMALZGRUBE（Butter—
pit）"ofthoseNorthernparts，asitissincecalled。[Busching，Erdbeschreibung，ii。1049。]TheCrown—Prince’sownwordsonthismatterwewillgive；theyareinaLetterofhistoVoltaire，perhapsalreadyknowntosomereaders；——andwecanobservehewritesrathercopiouslyfromthoselocalitiesatpresent，andinacheerfulhumorwitheverybody。
"INSTERBURG，27thJULY，1739（Crown—PrincetoVoltaire）……
PrussianLithuaniaisaCountryahundredandtwentymileslong，byfromsixtytofortybroad；["MilesENGLISH，"wealwaysmean，UNLESS&c。]itwasravagedbyPestilenceatthebeginningofthisCentury；andtheysaythreehundredthousandpeoplediedofdiseaseandfamine。"RavagedbyPestilenceandtheneglectofKingFriedrichI。；tillmyFather，oncehishandswerefree，madepersonalsurveyofit，andtookitup，inearnest。
"Sincethattime，"saytwentyyearsago，"thereisnoexpensethattheKinghasbeenafraidof，inordertosucceedinhissalutaryviews。Hemade，inthefirstplace，regulationsfullofwisdom；
herebuiltwhereverthePestilencehaddesolated:thousandsoffamilies，fromtheendsofEurope，"seventeenthousandSalzburgersforthelastitem，"wereconductedhither；theCountryrepeopleditself；tradebegantoflourishagain；——andnow，inthesefertileregions，abundancereignsmorethaniteverdid。
"ThereareabovehalfamillionofinhabitantsinLithuania；
therearemoretownsthanthereeverwere，moreflocksthanformerly，morewealthandmoreproductivenessthaninanyotherpartofGermany。AndallthisthatItellyouofisduetotheKingalone:whonotonlygavetheorders，butsuperintendedtheexecutionofthem；itwashethatdevisedtheplans，andhimselfgotthemcarriedtofulfilment；andsparedneithercarenorpains，norimmenseexpenditures，norpromisesnorrecompenses，tosecurehappinessandlifetothishalf—millionofthinkingbeings，whoowetohimalonethattheyhavepossessionsandfelicityintheworld。
"Ihopethisdetaildoesnotwearyyou。IdependonyourhumanityextendingitselftoyourLithuanianbrethren，aswellastoyourFrench，English，German，orother，——allthemoreas，tomygreatastonishment，IpassedthroughvillageswhereyouhearnothingspokenbutFrench。——Ihavefoundsomethingsoheroic，inthegenerousandlaboriouswayinwhichtheKingaddressedhimselftomakingthisdesertflourishwithinhabitantsandhappyindustriesandfruits，thatitseemedtomeyouwouldfeelthesamesentimentsinlearningthecircumstancesofsuchare—establishment。
"IdailyexpectnewsofyoufromEnghien[inthoseDutch—LawsuitCountries]……ThedivineEmilie；……theDuke[D’Aremberg，AustrianSoldier，ofconvivialturn，——remoteWelsh—UncletoacertainlittlePrincedeLigne，nowspinningtopsinthoseparts；
[Born23dMay，1735，thislatterlittlePrince；lastedtill13thDecember，1814（"DANSE，MAISILNEMARCHEPAS"）。]nototherwiseinteresting]，whomApollocontendsforagainstBacchues……
Adieu。NEM’OUBLIEZPAS，MONCHERAMI。"[OEuvres，xxi。304，305。]
Thisisonepleasantscene，totheCrown—Princeandus，inthosegrassylocalities。Andnowwehavetomentionthat，aboutafortnightlater，atKonigsbergoneday，inreferencetoacertainRoyalStudorHorse—breedingEstablishmentinthosesameLithuanianregions，therehadastillliveliersatisfactionhappenedhim；satisfactionofapersonalandfilialnature。
ThenameofthisRoyalStud，inestimableonsuchground，isTrakehnen，——liessouthofTilsit，inanuppervalleyofthePregelriver；——veryextensiveHorse—Establishment，"withsevenfarmsunderit，"saytheBooks，andall"inthemostperfectorder，"
theyneedhardlyadd，FriedrichWilhelmbeingmasterofit。
Well，theRoyalPartywasatKonigsberg，sofarontheroadhomewardsagainfromthoseoutlyingparts，whenFriedrichWilhelmsaidonedaytohisSon，quiteinacursorymanner，"IgivetheethatStudofTrakehnen；thoumustgobackandlooktoit；"whichstruckFritzquitedumbatthemoment。
Foritisworthnearupon2，000poundsayear（12，000thalers）；
awelcomenewiteminourimpoverishedbudget；anditisanundeniablesignofPapa’sgood—humorwithus，whichismorepreciousstill。Fritzmadehisacknowledgments，eloquentwithlooks，eloquentwithvoice，oncomingtohimself；andis，infact，veryproudofhisgift，andcelebratesittohisWilhelmina，toCamasandotherswhohavearighttoknowsuchathing。
Grandusefulgift；andhandedoverbyPapagrandly，inthreebusinesswords，asifithadbeenabraceofgame:"Igiveitthee，Fritz！"Athingnottobeforgotten。"Atbottom，FriedrichWilhelmwasnotavaricious"（notamiser，onlyamangrandlyabhorringwaste，asthepoorvulgarcannotdo），"notavaricious，"
saysPollnitzonce；"hemademunificentgifts，andneverthoughtofthemmore。"ThisofTrakehnen，——perhapstheremightbeawhiffofcomingFateconcernedinitwithal:"Ishallsoonbedead，notabletogivetheeanything，poorFritz！"TothePrinceandusitisverybeautiful；afineeffulgenceoftheinnermanofFriedrichWilhelm。ThePrincereturnedtoTrakehnen，onthisgladerrand；
settledthebusinessdetailsthere；and，afterafewdays，wenthomebyarouteofhisown；——wellsatisfiedwiththisPrussian—
Reviewjourney，aswemayimagine。
SEEEARLIER———PrussianReview—journey（placingofhyphen）
Onesadthingtherewas，thoughFriedrichdidnotyetknowhowsad，inthisReview—journey:thenewfitofillnessthatovertookhisMajesty。FromPollnitz，whowasoftheparty，wehavedetailsonthathead。InhisMajesty’slastbadillness，fiveyearsago，whenallseemedhopeless，itappearsthesurgeonshadrelievedhim，——infactrecoveredhim，bringingoffthebadhumorsinquantity，——byanincisioninthefootorleg。Inthecourseofthepresentfatigues，thisoldwoundbrokeoutagain；whichofcoursestoodmuchinthewayofhisMajesty；andcouldnotbeneglected，asprobablythecausesofitwere。Aregimentalsurgeon，Pollnitzsays，wascalledin；who，intwodays，healedthewound，——anddeclaredalltoberightagain；thoughinfact，aswemayjudge，itwasdangerouslyworsethanbefore。"Allwellhere，"writesFriedrich；"theKinghasbeenoutoforder，butisnowentirelyrecovered（TOUTAFAITREMIS）。"["Konigsberg，30thJuly，1739，"tohisWife（OEuvres，xxvi。6）。]
MuchreviewingandheavybusinessfollowedatKonigsberg；——giftofTrakehnen，anddepartureoftheCrown—PrinceforTrakehnen，windingitup。Directlyontheheelofwhich，hisMajestyturnedhomewards，theCrown—PrincenottomeethimtillonceatBerlinagain。Majesty’sfirststagewasatPillau，wherewehavebeen。
AtPillau，ornextdayatDantzig，PollnitzobservedachangeinhisMajesty’shumor，whichhadbeenquitesunshinyallthisjourneyhitherto。AtDantzigPollnitzfirstnoticedit；butateverynewstageitgrewworse，evilaccidentsoccurringtoworsenit；andatBerlinitwasworstofall；——and，alas，hispoorMajestyneverrecoveredhissunshineinthisworldagain！HereisPollnitz’saccountofthejourneyhomewards:——
"Tillnow，"tillPillauandDantzig，"hisMajestyhadbeeninespeciallygoodhumor；butinDantzighischeerfulnessforsookhim；——anditnevercameback。HearrivedabouttenatnightinthatCity[Wednesday，12thAugust，orthereby]；sleptthere；
andwasoffagainnextmorningatfive。Hedroveonlythirtymilesthisday；stoppedinLupow[coastroadthroughPommern]，withHerrvonGrumkow[thelateGrumkow’sBrother]，KammerPresidentinthisPommernProvince。FromLupowhewenttoapoorVillagenearBelgard，EIGHTYmilesfarther；"——lastvillageonthegreatroad，Belgardlyingtoleftalittle，onasideroad；——"andstayedthereovernight。