MentzelrodegloriouslytoTrarbach，intoLorraine；stuckupProclamation，"HungarianMajestycome，byGod’shelp，forherownagain，"andthelike；——ofwhichDocument，nowfallenrare，wegivetextuallythelastline:"AndifanyofyouDON’T[don’tsitquietatleast]，Iwill，"tobebrief，"firstcutoffyourearsandnoses，andthenhangyououtofhand。"ThesingularChampionofChristendom，famoustothethenGazetteers！[InAdelung（iii。B，193）theProclamationatlarge。Ihave，oroncehad，a
　　LifeofMentzel（Dublin，Ithink，1744），"pricetwopence，"——dearatthemoney。]NothingfarthercouldGeorge，withhisDutchnowadjoined，dointhoseparts，butwriggleslightlytoandfrowithoutaim；orstandabsolutelystill，andeatprovision（greatuncertaintyanddiscrepancyamongtheGenerals，andStairgoneinahuff[Went，"August27th，byWorms"（Henderson，
　　LifeofCumberlund，p。48），justwhilehisMajestywasbeginningtocross。]），——tillatlengththe"CombinedPragmaticTroops"returnedtoMainz（October11th）；andthence，dreadfullyinill—humorwitheachother，separatedintotheirwinter—quartersintheNetherlandsandadjacentregions。
　　PrinceKarltriedhardinseveralplaces；hardestat，Alt—Breisach，faruptheRiver，withSwabianFreiburgforhisplaceofarms；——anAustrianCountryallthat，"HithcrAustria，"SwabianAustria。
　　There，atAlt—Breisach，layPrinceKarl（24thAugust—3dSeptember），hisleftleaningonthatvenerablesugar—loafHill，withthetowersandrampartsonthetopofit；lookingwistfullyintoAlsace，iftherewerenowayofgettingatit。Hedidgetoncehalf—wayacrosstheRiver，lodginghimselfinanIslandcalledRheinmark；butcouldgetnofarther，owingtotheNoailles—Coignypreparationsforhim。
　　CalledaCouncilofWar；decidedthathehadnotMagazines，thatitwastoolateintheseason；andmarchedhomeagain（October12th）
　　throughtheSchwabenland；leaving，besidesthestrongGarrisonofFreiburg，onlyTrenckwith12，000PandourstokeeptheCountryopenforus，againstnextyear。BritannicMajesty，asweobserved，didthen，almostsimultaneously，inlikemannermarchhome；[Adelung，iii。B，192，215；Anonymous，Cumberland，
　　p。121。]——onegoalisalwaysclearwhenthedaysinks:Makeforyourquarters，foryourbed。
　　PrinceKarlwasgloriouslywedded，thisWinter，toherHungarianMajesty’syoungSister；——gloriousmeedofWar；and，theysay，aunionofheartswithal；——WifeandhetohaveBrusselsforresidence，andbe"Joint—GovernorsoftheNetherlands"henceforth。
　　StoutKhevenhuller，almostduringtherejoicings，tookfever，andsuddenlydied；tothegreatsorrowofherMajesty，forlossofsuchasoldierandman。[MariaTheresiensLeben，
　　pp。94，45。]BritannicMajestyhasnotbeensuccessfulwithhisPragmaticArmy。HedidgethisnewKur—Mainz，whohasbroughttheAustrianExorbitancytoafirstreading，andintogeneralview。
　　HedidgetoutoftheDettingenmouse—trap；and，totheadmirationoftheGazetteermind，and（wehope）envyofMostChristianMajesty，hehas，regardlessofexpense，playedSupremeJoveontheGermanboardsforabovethreemonthsrunning。ButastoSettlementoftheGermanQuarrel，hehasdonenothingatall，andevenagooddealless！LetmecommendtoreadersthislittlescrapofNote；
　　headed，"METHODSOFPACIFICATINGGERMANY:——
　　1。ThereisonereadymethodofpacificatingGermany:ThathisBritannicMajestyshouldfirmlybuttonhisbreeches—pocket，’Notonesixpencemore，Madam！’——andgohometohisbed，ifhefindnobusinesswaitinghimathome。HasnothealwaystheEAR—OF—JENKINS
　　Question，andtheCauseofLibertyinthatsuccinctform。But，inGermany，sinewsofwarbeingcut，lawofgravitationwouldatonceact；andexorbitantHungarianMajesty，tiredFrance，andallelse，wouldinabriefspaceoftimelapseintoequilibrium，probablyofthemorestablekind。
　　2。Or，ifyouwanttosavetheCauseofLibertyonagrandscale，therearethoseHANAUCONFERENCES，——Carteret’smagnificentscheme:
　　AunitedTeutschland（Englandinspiringit），torushonthethroatofFrance，for’Compensation，’foruniversalsalvingofsores。
　　Thissecondmethod，Dianahavingintervened，isgonetowater，andeventopoisonedwater。Sothat，3"。TherewasnothingleftforpoorCarteretbutaTREATYOF
　　WORMS（concerningwhich，somethingmoreexplicitbyandby）:
　　ATeutschland（theEnglish，doublyandtreblyinspiringit，assurelytheywillnowneed！）torushasaforesaid，intheDISunitedandindeednearlyinternecinestate。Whichthirdmethod——unlessCarteretcanconquerNaplesfortheKaiser，stufftheKaiserintosomesatisfactory’Netherlands’orthelike，andmiraculouslydotheunfeasible（Fortuneperhapsfavoringthebrave）——maybecalledtheunlikelyone！AspoorCarteretprobablyguesses，ordreads；——
　　hadhenowanychoiceleft。Butitwaslove’slastshift！And，byaidofDianaandotherwise，thatisthepostureinwhich，atMainz，11thOctober，1743，weleavetheGermanQuestion。"
　　"Compensation，"fromFranceinparticular，isnottobehadgratis，itappears。Somewhereorotheritmustbehad！Complainingonce，assheveryoftendoes，toherSupremeJove，HungarianMajestyhadwritten:"Why，oh，whydidyouforcemetogiveupSilesia！"——
　　SupremeJoveanswers（atwhatdateIneverknew，thoughFriedrichknowsit，and"hascopyoftheLetter"）:"Madam，whatwasgoodtogiveisgoodtotakeback（CCQUIESTBONAPRENDREESTBONA
　　RENDRE）！"[OEuvresdeFrederic，iii。27。]
　　ChapterVI。
　　VOLTAIREVISITSFRIEDRICHFORTHEFOURTHTIME。
　　InthelastdaysofAugust，thereappearsatBerlinM。deVoltaire，onhisFourthVisit:——thriceandfourtimeswelcome；thoughthistime，privately，inasomewhatunexpectedcapacity。Cometotryhishandinthediplomaticline；tosoundFriedrichalittle，onbehalfofthedistressedFrenchMinistry。That，veryprivatelyindeed，isVoltaire’serrandatpresent；andgreathopeshangbyitforVoltaire，ifheproveadroitenough。
　　Poorman，ithadturnedouthecouldnotgethisAcademyDiploma，afterall，——owingagaintointricaciesandheterodoxies。KingLouiswasatfirstwilling，indifferent；naytheChateaurouxwaswilling:
　　butorthodoxpartiespersuadedhisMajesty；wickedMaurepas（thesamewholastedtilltheRevolutiontime）sethisfaceagainstit；
　　Maurepas，andANC。deMirepoix（whomtheywittilycall"ANE"orAssofMirepoix，thatsouropaquecreature，latelymonk），wereindustriousexceedingly；andputvetoonVoltaire。AstupidBishopwaspreferredtohimforfillinguptheForty。TwoBishopsmagnanimouslyrefused；butonewasfoundwithambitiousstupidityenough:Voltaire，forthethirdtime，failedinthissmallmatter，tohimgreat。Nay，inspiteofthatkissinMEROPE，hecouldnotgethisMORTDECESARacted；cabalsrising；ANCIENdeMirepoixrising；Orthodoxy，sourOpacityprevailingagain。ToMadameandhim（thoughfinelycaressedintheParisiancircles）thesewereprovokingmonths；——enoughtomakeamanforswearLiterature，andtrysomeotherJacob’s—Ladderinthisworld。WhichVoltairehadactualthoughtsof，nowandthen。Wemayask，ArethesethingsofanaturetocreateloveoftheHierarchyinM。deVoltaire？
　　"YourAcademyisgoingtobeaSeminaryofPriests，"saysFriedrich。Thelynx—eyedanimal，——anxiouslyaskingitself，"Whitherward，then，outofsuchamess？"——walkswarilyabout，withitspawsofvelvet；buthas，INPOSSE，clawsunderthem，forcertainindividualsandfraternities。
　　Nor，alas，istheDuChateletrelationitselfsocelestialasitoncewas。Madamehasdiscovered，thinkonlywithwhatfeelings，thatthisgreatmandoesnotloveherasformerly！Thegreatmandenies，readytodenyontheGospels，toherandtohimself；
　　andyet，atbottom，ifwereadwiththemicroscope，therearesymptoms，anditisnotdeniable。Howshouldit？LeafyMay，hotJune，bydegreescomesOctober，sere，yellow；andatlast，aquiteleaflesscondition，——notFavonius，butgrayNortheast，withitshail—storms（jealousies，barrencankeredgusts），yourmainwindblowing。"EMILIEFAITDEL’ALGEBRE，"sneersheonce，inaninadvertentmoment，tosomeLady—friend:"Emiliedoing？EmilieisdoingAlgebra；thatisEmilie’semployment，——whichwillbeofgreatusetoherintheaffairsofLife，andofgreatcharminSociety。"
　　[LetterofVoltaire"ToMadameChambonin，"endof1742
　　（OEuvres，Editionin40vols。，Paris，1818，xxxii。148）；——isMISSEDinthelaterEdition（97vols。，Paris，1837），towhichourhabitualreferenceis。]Voltaire（ifyoureadwiththemicroscope）has，onthissidealso，thoughtsofbeingoff。
　　"Offonthisside？"Madamefliesmad，becomesMegaera，atthementionorsuspicionofit！Ajealous，high—temperedAlgebraicLady。TheyhavehadtotellherofthissecretMissiontoBerlin；
　　andsheinsistsonbeingtheconduit，allthepaperstopassthroughherhandshereatParis，duringthegreatman’sabsence。
　　Fixednortheast；thatis，toappearance，thedomesticwindblowing！
　　AndIratherjudge，thegreatmanisgladtogetawayforatime。
　　ThisQuasi—DiplomaticSpeculation，oneperceives，ismuchmoreserious，onthepartbothofVoltaireandoftheMinistry，thananyoftheformerhadbeen。And，onVoltaire’spart，thereglitterprospectsnowandthenofsomethingpositivelyDiplomatic，ofarealcareerinthatkind，lyingaheadforhim。Fondhopesthese！
　　ButamongthenewMinisters，sinceFleury’sdeath，areAmelot，theD’Argensons，personalfriends，oldschool—fellowsofthepoorhuntedman，whoarewillingheshouldhaveshelterfromsuchapack；andallFrenchMinisters，clutchingateveryfloatingspar，inthistheirgeneralshipwreckinGermany，areawareoftheusestheremightbeinhim，insuchcrisis。"KnowsFriedrich；
　　mightperhapshavesomepowerinpersuadinghim，——powerinspyinghimatanyrate。UnlessFriedrichdostepforwardagain，whatistobecomeofus！"——Themutualhintings，negotiatings，expressinterviews，bargainingsandsecret—instructions，dimlytraceableinVoltaire’sLETTERS，hadbeengoingonperhapssinceMaylast，timeofthoseACADEMYfailures，ofthoseBroglioDespatchesfromtheDonauCountries，"Nostayinghere，yourMajesty！"——andIthinkitwas，infact，aboutthetimewhenBroglioblewuplikegunpowderandtumbledhomeonthewinds，thatVoltairesetoutonhismission。"VisittoFriedrich，"theycallit；——"invitation"fromFriedrichthereis，orcan，onthefirsthint，atanypointoftheJourneybe。
　　Voltairehaslingeredlongontheroad；leftParis，middleofJune；
　　[HisLetters（OEuvres，lxxiii。42，48）。]buthasbeenexceedinglyexertinghimself，intheHague，atBrussels，andwhereverelsepresent，inthewayofforwardinghiserrand，Spying，contriving，persuading；correspondingtorightandleft，——
　　corresponding，especiallymuch，withtheKingofPrussiahimself，andthenwith"M。Amelot，SecretaryofState，"toreportprogresstothebestadvantage。Therearecuriouselucidativesparks，inthoseVoltaireLetters，chaoticastheyare；smallsparks，elucidative，confirmatoryofyourdullHistoryBooks，andaddingtraits，hereandthere，totheImageyouhaveformedfromthem。
　　Yieldingyouapoormomentarycomfort；likereadingsomeriddleofnouse；likelightgotincidentally，byrubbingdarkupondark（sayVoltaireflintuponDryasdustgritstone），inthoselabyrinthiccatacombs，ifyouaredoomedtotravelthere。Amereweariness，otherwise，totheoutsidereader，hurryingforward，——tothelightFrenchEditor，whocanpasscomfortablyonwingsorballoons！
　　[OEuvres，lxxiii。pp。40—138。Clogenson，aDane（whoseNotes，signed"Clog。，"areinalltolerablerecentEditions），has，aloneamongtheCommentatorsofVoltaire’sLETTERS，madesomerealattempttowardsexplainingthemanypassagesthatarefallenunintelligible。"Clog。，"travellingonfoot，withhiseyesopen，is——especiallyonGerman—Historypoints——incomparableandunique，amonghisFrenchcomradesgoingbyballoon；anddropsarationalorhalf—rationalhintnowandthen，whichismeritoriouslyhelpful。Unhappilyheisbynomeanswell—readinthatGermanmatter，bynomeansalwaysexact；norindeedeverquitetobetrustedwithouttrialhad。]Voltaire’sassiduousfinessingswiththeHagueDiplomatistPeople，orwiththeirSecretariesifbribable；nay，withtheDutchGovernmentitself（"throughchannelswhichIhaveopened，"——withinfinitesimallysmallresult）；hisspyings（"youngPodewils，"Ministerhere，NephewofthePodewilswehaveknown，"youngPodewilsinintriguewithaDutchLadyofrank:"
　　thinkofthat，yourExcellency）；hispreparatorysubtlecorrespondingswithFriedrich:hisexquisitemanoeuvrings，andreallygreatindustriesinthesmallway:——allthis，andmuchelse，wewillomit。Impatientofthesepreludings，whichhavebeenmany！
　　Thus，atonepoint，Voltaire"tookaFLUXION"（catarrhal，fromthenoseonly），whenFriedrichwasquiteready；then，again，whenVoltairewasready，andthefluxionoff，FriedrichhadgoneuponhisSilesianReviews:inshort，therehadbeensuchcross—purposes，tediousdelays，asaredistressingtothinkof；——andwewillsayonly，thatM。deVoltairedidactually，aftertheconceivableadventures，alightintheBerlinSchloss（lastdayofAugust，asI
　　count）；welcomed，likenootherman，bytheRoyalLandlordthere；
　　——andthatthisistheFourthVisit；andhas（instrictprivacy）
　　weightierintentionsthananyoftheforegoing，onM。deVoltaire’spart。
　　Voltairehadagloriousreception；apartmentneartheKing’s；
　　Kingglidingin，atoddmoments，inthebeautifulestway；andforsevenoreightdays，therewas，atBerlinandthenatPotsdam，afineawakeningofthesphere—harmoniesbetweenthem，withtouchesofpracticalitythrowninassuited。Ofcourseitwasnotlongtill，onsometouchofthatlatterkind，Friedrichdiscernedwhatthecelestialmessengerhadcomeuponwithal；——adangerousmomentforM。deVoltaire，"Kingvisiblyirritated，"admitshe，withtheaquilineglancetransfixinghim！"Alas，yourMajesty，mereexcessofloyalty，submission，devotion，onmypoorpart！Deigntothink，maynotthistoo，——inthepresentstateofmyKing，ofmyTwoKings，andofallEurope，——beitselfakindofspheralthing？"
　　Sothattheaquilinelightningwasbutmomentary；andabatedtolambenttwinklings，withsomethingevenofcomicinthem，asweshallgather。VoltairehadhisdifficultieswithValori，too；
　　"Whatinterlopingfellowisthis？"gloomedValori，"AdevotedsecretaryofyourExcellency’s；onhishonor，nothingmore！"
　　answeredVoltaire，bowingtotheground:——andstrivestobehaveassuch；givingValori"thesepoorReportsofminetoputincipher，"
　　andthelike。Veryslipperyicehereaboutsfortheadroitman！
　　HisreportstoAmelotareofsanguinetone；butindicate，totheby—stander，smallprogress；iceslippery，andatwinkleofthecomic。Manyofthemarelost（orliehiddenintheFrenchArchives，andarenotworthdisinterring）:buthereisone，savedbyBeaumarchaisandpublishedlongafterwards，whichwillsufficientlybringhometheoldscenetous。InthePalaceofBerlinorelseofPotsdam（datemustbe，6th—8thSeptember，1743），VoltairefromhisApartmenthandsina"Memorial"toFriedrich；andgetsitbackwithMarginalia，——asfollows:
　　"WouldyourMajestybepleasedtohavethekindcondescension（ASSEZDEBONTE）toputonthemarginyourreflectionsandorders。"
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"1。YourMajestyistoknowthattheSieurBassecour[signifiesBACKYARD]，chiefBurghermasterofAmsterdam，hascomelatelytobegM。delaVille，FrenchMinisterthere，tomakeProposalsofPeace。
　　LaVilleanswered，IftheDutchhadofferstomake，theKinghismastercouldhearthem。
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"1。ThisBassecour，orBackyard，seemstobethegentlemanthathaschargeoffatteningthecaponsandturkeysfortheirHighMightinesses？
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"2。IsitnotclearthatthePeacePartywillinfalliblycarryit，inHolland，——sinceBassecour，oneofthemostdeterminedforWar，beginstospeakofPeace？IsitnotclearthatFranceshowsvigorandwisdom？
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"2。IadmirethewisdomofFrance；butGodpreservemefromeverimitatingit！
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"3。Inthesecircumstances，ifyourMajestytookthetoneofaMaster，gaveexampletothePrincesoftheEmpireinassemblinganArmyofNeutrality，——wouldnotyousnatchthesceptreofEuropefromthehandsoftheEnglish，whonowbraveyou，andspeakinaninsolentrevoltingmannerofyourMajesty，asdo，inHollandalso，thepartyoftheBentincks，theFagels，theOpdams？Ihavemyselfheardthem，andamreportingnothingbutwhatisverytrue。
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"3。Thiswouldbefinerinanodethaninactualreality。IdisturbmyselfverylittleaboutwhattheDutchandEnglishsay，theratherasIunderstandnothingofthosedialects（PATOIS）oftheirs。
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"4。Donotyoucoveryourselfwithanimmortalgloryindeclaringyourself，witheffect，theprotectoroftheEmpire？AndisitnotofmostpressinginteresttoyourMajesty，tohindertheEnglishfrommakingyourEnemytheGrand—Duke[MariaTheresa’sHusband]
　　KingoftheRomans？
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"4。FrancehasmoreinterestthanPrussiatohinderthat。Besides，onthispoint，dearVoltaire，youareillinformed。FortherecanbenoElectionofaKingoftheRomanswithouttheunanimousconsentoftheEmpire；——soyouperceive，thatalwaysdependsonme。
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"5。WhoeverhasspokenbutaquarterofanhourtotheDuked’Ahremberg[whospiltLordStair’sfineenterpriseslately，andreducedthemtoaDETTINGEN，oragettingintothemouse—trapandagettingout]，totheCountHarrach[importantAustrianOfficial]，LordStair，oranyofthepartisansofAustria，evenforaquarterofanhour[asIhaveoftendone]，hasbeardthemsay，ThattheyburnwithdesiretoopenthecampaigninSilesiaagain。Haveyouinthatcase，Sire，anyallybutFrance？And，howeverpotentyouare，isanallyuselesstoyou？YouknowtheresourcesoftheHouseofAustria，andhowmanyPrincesareunitedtoit。Butwilltheyresistyourpower，joinedtothatoftheHouseofBourbon？
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"5。Onlesyrecevra，Biribi，AlafacondeBarbari，Monami。
　　Wewillreceivethem，Twiddledee，InthemodeofBarbary，Don’tyousee？
　　[FormofSong，veryfashionableatParis（seeBarbiersoepius）inthoseyears:"BIRIBI，"Ibelieve，isakindoflottery—game。]
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"6。IfyouwerebuttomarchabodyoftroopstoCleves，donotyouawakenterrorandrespect，withoutapprehensionthatanyonedaremakewaronyou？Isitnot，onthecontrary，theonemethodofforcingtheDutchtoconcur，underyourorders，inthepacificationoftheEmpire，andre—establishmentoftheEmperor，whowillthusasecondtimeheindebtedtoyouforhisthrone，andwillaidinthesplendorofyours？
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"6。Vousvoulezqu’envraidieudelamachine，
　　"Youwillhavemeastheatre—god，then，"J’arrivepourtedenouement？
　　"Swoopin，andproducethecatastrophe？
　　"Qu’auxAnglais，auxPandours，acepeupleinsolent，"J’ailledonnerladiscipline？——
　　"TametosobrietythoseEnglish，thosePandours，andobstreperouspeople？
　　"Maisexaminezmieuxmamine；
　　"Examinethelookofmebetter；
　　"Jenesuispasassezmechant！
　　"Ihavenotsurlinesseuough。
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"7。Whateverresolutionmaybecometo，willyourMajestydeigntoconfideittome，andimparttheresult，——toyourservant，tohimwhodesirestopasshislifeatyourCourt？MayIhavethehonortoaccompanyyourMajestytoBaireuth；andifyourgoodnessgosofar，wouldyoupleasetodeclareit，thatImayhavetimetoprepareforthejourney？OnefavorablewordwrittentomeintheLetteronthatoccasion[wordfavorabletoFrance，ostensibletoM。AmelotandthemostChristianMajesty]，onewordwouldsufficetoprocuremethehappinessIhave，forsixyears，beenaspiringto，oflivingbesideyou。"Oh，sendit！
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"7。IfyouliketocometoBaireuth，Ishallbegladtoseeyouthere，providedthejourneydon’tderangeyourhealth。Itwilldependonyourself，then，totakewhatmeasuresyouplease。
　　[AndabouttheostensibleWORD，——Nothing！]
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"8。DuringtheshortstayIamnowtomake，ifIcouldbemadethebearerofsomenewsagreeabletomyCourt，IwouldsupplicateyourMajestytohonormewithsuchacommission。[Thisdoesnotwantforimpudence，Monsieur！Friedrichanswers，fromaloft！]
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"8。IamnotinanyconnectionwithFrance；IhavenothingtofearnortohopefromFrance。Ifyouwouldlike，IwillmakeaPanegyriconLouisXV。withoutawordoftruthinit:butastopoliticalbusiness，thereis，atpresent，nonetobringustogether；
　　andneitherisitIthatamtospeakfirst。Whentheyputaquestiontome，itwillhetimetoreply:butyou，whoaresomuchamanofsense，youseewellwhataridiculousbusinessitwouldheif，withoutgroundgivenme，IsettoprescribingprojectsofpolicytoFrance，andevenputthemonpaperwithmyownhand！
　　MEMORIALBYVOLTAIRE。
　　"9。Dowhatsoeveryoumayplease，IshallalwaysloveyourMajestywithmywholeheart。"
　　MARGINALIABYFRIEDRICH。
　　"9。Iloveyouwithallmyheart；Iesteemyou:Iwilldoalltohaveyou，exceptfollies，andthingswhichwouldmakemeforeverridiculousoverEurope，andatbottomwouldhecontrarytomyinterestsandmyglory。TheonlycommissionIcangiveyouforFrance，istoadvisethemtobehavewithmorewisdomthantheyhavedonehitherto。ThatMonarchyisabodywithmuchstrength，butwithout，soulorenergy（NERF）。"
　　AndsoyoumaygiveittoValoritoputincipher，myillustriousMessengerfromtheSpheres。[OEuvresdeVoltaire，lxxiii。101—105（seeIb。ii。55）；OEuvresdeFrederic，xxii。141—144。]
　　Worthreading，this，ratherwell。Verykingly，andcharacteristicoftheyoungFriedrich。SavedbyBeaumarchais，whodidnotgiveitinhisfamousKehlEditionofVOLTAIRE，but"haditinAutographeverafter，andprinteditinhisDECADEPHILOSOPHIQUE，10
　　Messidor，Anvii。[Summer，1799j:BeaumarchaishadseveralotherPiecesofthesamesort；"which，asbitsofcontemporaryphotographing，onewouldhavelikedtosee。
　　FRIEDRICVISITSBAIREUTH:ONAPARTICULARERRAND；——VOLTAIRE
　　ATTENDING，ANDPRIVATELYREPORTING。
　　This"BIRIBI"Document，Isupposetohavebeendeliveredperhapsonthe7th；andthatFriedrichHADit，buthadnotyetansweredit，whenhewrotethefollowingLetter:——
　　"POTSDAM，8thSEPTEMBER，1743[FriedrichtoVoltaire]。——IdarenotspeaktoasonofApolloabouthorsesandcarriages，relaysandsuchthings；thesearedetailswithwhichthegodsdonotconcernthemselves，andwhichwemortalstakeuponus。YouwillsetoutonMondayafternoon，ifyoulikethejourney，forBaireuth，andyouwilldinewithmeinpassing，ifyouplease[atPotsdamhere]。
　　"TherestofmyMEMOIRE[Paperbeforegiven？]issoblurredandinsobadastate，Icannotyetsendityou。——IamgettingCantos8
　　and9ofLAPUCELLEcopied；IatpresenthaveCantos1，2，4，5，8
　　and9:Ikeepthemunderthreekeys，thattheeyeofmortalmaynotseethem。
　　"Ihearyousuppedyesternightingoodcompany[greatgatheringinsomehighhouse，goneallasundernow]；
　　"ThefinestwitsoftheCantonAllcollectedinyourname，Peopleallwhocouldnotbutbepleasedwithyou，AlldevoutbelieversinVoltaire，UnanimouslytookyouForthegodoftheirParadise。
　　"’Paradise，’thatyoumaynotbescandalized，istakenhereinageneralsenseforaplaceofpleasureandjoy。Seethe’remark’onthelastverseoftheMONDAIN。"[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxii。144；Voltaire，lxxiii。100（scandalouslyMISdatedinEdition1818，xxxix。466）。AstoMONDAIN，and"remark"uponit，——
　　theghostofwhatwasonceasparkleofsuccessfulcoterie—speechandepistolaryallusion，——takethis:"IntheMONDAINVoltairehadwritten，’LEPARADISTERRESTREESTOUJESUIS；’andasthePriestsmadeoutcry，hadwithairsoforthodoxyexplainedthephraseaway，"
　　——asFriedrichnowaffectstodo；obliquelyquizzing，intheFriedrichmanner。
　　VoltaireistogoupontheBaireuthJourney，then，accordingtoprayer。WhetherVoltaireevergotthatall—important"wordwhichhecouldshow，"Icannotsay:thoughthereissomeappearancethatFriedrichmayhavedashedoffforhimthePanegyricofLouis，intheseveryhours，toservehisturn，andhavedonewithhim。
　　Underdate7thSeptember，daybeforetheLetterjustread，herearesnatchesfromanothertothesameaddress:——
　　"POTSDAM，7thSEPTEMBER，1743[FriedrichtoVoltaire]。——YoutellmesomuchgoodofFranceandofitsKing，itweretobewishedallSovereignshadsubjectslikeyou，andallCommonwealthssuchcitizens，——[youcanshowthat，Isuppose？]WhatapityFranceandSwedenhadnothadMilitaryChiefsofyourwayofthinking！Butitisverycertain，saywhatyouwill，thatthefeeblenessoftheirGenerals，andthetimidityoftheircounsels，havealmostruinedinpublicreputetwoNationswhich，nothalfacenturyago，inspiredterroroverEurope。"——……"ScandalousPeace，thatofFleury，in1735；abandoningKingStanislaus，cheatingSpain，cheatingSardinia，togetLorraine！AndnowthismannerofabandoningtheEmperor[respectableKarlVII。ofyourmaking]；sacrificingBavaria；andreducingthatworthyPrincetothelowestpoverty，——
　　poverty，Isaynot，ofaPrince，butintothefrightfuleststateforaprivateman！"Ah，Monsieur。
　　"AndyetyourFranceisthemostcharmingofNations；andifitisnotfeared，itdeserveswelltobeloved。AKingworthytocommandit，whogovernssagely，andacquiresforhimselftheesteemofallEurope，——[there，won’tthatdo！]mayrestoreitsancientsplendor，whichtheBroglios，andsomanyothersevenmoreinept，havealittleeclipsed。ThatisassuredlyaworkworthyofaPrinceendowedwithsuchgifts！Toreversethesadpostureofaffairs，noblyrepairingwhatothershavespoiled；todefendhiscountryagainstfuriousenemies，reducingthemtobegPeace，insteadofscornfullyrejectingitwhenoffered:neverwasmoregloryacquirablebyanyKing！Ishalladmirewhatsoeverthisgreatman[CEGRANDHOMME，LouisXV。，notyetvisiblytendingtothedung—
　　heap，letushopebetterthings！]mayachieveinthatway；andofalltheSovereignsofEuropenonewillbelessjealousofhissuccessthanI:"——there，myspheralfriend，showthat！
　　[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxii。139:see，forwhatfollowed，OEuvresdeVoltaire，lxxiii。
　　129（reporttoAmelot，27thOctober）。]
　　Whichthespheralfrienddoes。Norwasit"irony，"asthenewCommentatorsthink；notatall；sincereenough，whatyoucallsincere；——Voltairehimselfhadanosefor"irony"！ThiswaswhatyoucallsincerePanegyricinliberalmeasure；whybestingywithyourmeasure？Itcostshalfanhour:itwillendVoltaire’simportunities；andsomay，ifanything，oilthebusiness—wheelswithal。ForFriedrichforeseesbusinessenoughwithLouisandtheFrenchMinistries，thoughhewillnotenteronitwithVoltaire。
　　ThisJourneytoBaireuthandAnspach，forexample，thisisnotforavisittohisSisters，asFriedrichlabelsit；buthasextensivepurposeshiddenunderthattitle，——meetingswithFranconianPotentates，earnestsurvey，earnestconsultationonastateofthingsaltogethergraveforGermanyandFriedrich；thoughheunderstandswhomtotreatwithaboutit，whomtoanswerwitha"BIRIBIRI，MONAMI。"ThatAustrianExorbitancyofamessagetotheDiethascomeout（August16th，andisstrugglingtoDICTATUR）；
　　theAustrianproceduresinBaiernareintheirfullflagrancy:
　　Friedrichintendstryingoncemore，Whether，insuchcrisis，therebeabsolutelyno"UnionofGermanPrinces"possible；norevenofanytwoorthreeofthem，inthe"SwabianandFranconianCircles，"
　　whichhealwaysthoughtthelikeliest？
　　TheJourneytookeffect，Tuesday，10thSeptember[Rodenbeck，i。93。]（notthedaybefore，asFriedrichhadbeenprojecting）；
　　wentbyHalle，straightuponBaireuth；andendedthereonThursday。
　　Asusual，PrinceAugustWilhelm，andPrinceFerdinandofBrunswick，wereofit；Voltairefailednottoaccompany。Whatthecomplexionofitwas，especiallywhatFriedrichhadmeantbyit，andhowillhesucceeded，willperhapsbemostdirectlyvisiblethroughthefollowingcompressedExcerptsfromVoltaire’slongLETTERtoSecretaryAmelotonthesubject，——ifreaderswillbediligentwiththem。Friedrich，afterfourdays，ranacrosstoAnspachonimportantbusiness；camebackwithmerefailure，andwasprovokinglyquitesilentonit；stayedatBaireuthsomethreedaysmore；thencehomebyGotha（stillon"Union"business，stillmerefailure），byLeipzig，andarrivedatPotsdam，September25th；——
　　leavingVoltaireinWilhelmina’scharmedcircle（ofwhichunhappilythereisnotawordsaid），foraboutaweekmore。
　　Voltaire，directlyongettingbacktoBerlin，"resumesthethreadofhisjournal"toSecretaryAmelot；thatis，writeshimanotherlongLetter:——
　　VOLTAIRE（fromBerlin，3dOctober，1743）TOSECRETARYAMELOT。
　　"……TheKingofPrussiatoldmeatBaireuth，onthe13thor14thoflastmonth，HewasgladourKinghadsenttheKaisermoney；"——
　　usefulthat，atanyrate；Noailles’s6，000poundswouldnotgofar。
　　"ThathethoughtM。leMarechaldeNoailles’sexplanation[ofacertainsmallrumor，tothedisadvantageofNoaillesinreferencetotheKaiser]wassatisfactory:’but，’addedhe，’itresultsfromallyoursecretmotionsthatyouarebeggingPeacefromeverybody，andtheremayhavebeensomethinginthisrumor，afterall。’
　　"HethentoldmehewasgoingovertoAnspach，toseewhatcouldbedonefortheCommonCause[Kaiser’sandOurs]；thatheexpectedtomeettheBishopofWurzburgthere；andwouldtrytostirtheFrankishandSwabianCirclesintosomekindofUnion。And，atsettingoff[fromBaireuth，September16th，onthiserrand]，hepromisedhisBrother—in—lawtheMargraf，Hewouldreturnwithgreatschemesafoot，andevenwithgreatsuccess；"whichprovedotherwise，toadisappointingdegree。
　　"……TheMargrafofAnspachdidsayhewouldjoinaUnionofPrincesinfavoroftheKaiser，ifPrussiagaveexample。Butthatwasall。TheBishopofWurzburg，"afeebleoldcreature，"neverappearedatAnspach，norevensentanapology；andSeckendorf，withtheImperialArmy"——Seckendorf，cagedupatWembdingen（whomFriedrichdroveofffromAnspach，twentymiles，toseeandconsult），wasinadisconsolatemoultingcondition，andcouldpromiseoradvisenothingsatisfactory，duringthedinneronetookwithhim。[September19th，"underashadytree，aftermusterofthetroops"（Rodenbeck，p。93）。]FourdaysrunningaboutonthoseerrandshadyieldedhisPrussianMajestynothing。"Whilsthe（PrussianMajesty）wasonthisAnspachexcursion，theMargrafofBaireuth，whoislatelymadeField—marshalofhisCircle，spokemuchtomeofpresentaffairs:ayoungPrince，fullofworthandcourage，wholovestheFrench，hatestheAustrians，"——andwouldfainmakehimselfgenerallyuseful。"TowhomIsuggestedthisandthat"（doesyourLordshipobserve？），ifitcouldevercometoanything。
　　"TheKingofPrussia，onreturningtoBaireuth[guess，20thSeptember]，didnotspeaktheleastwordofbusinesstotheMargraf:whichmuchsurprisedthelatter！HesurprisedhimstillmorebyindicatingsomeintentiontoretainforciblyatBerlintheyoungDukeofWurtemberg，underpretext，’thatMadamhisMotherintendedtohavehimtakentoVienna，’foreducation。ToangerthisyoungDuke，anddrivehisMothertodespair，wasnotthemethodforacquiringcreditintheCircleofSwabia，andgettingthePrincesbroughttounite！
　　"TheDuchessofWurtemberg，whowasthereatBaireuth，byappointment，toconferwiththeKingofPrussia，senttoseekme。
　　Ifoundheralldissolvedintears。’Ah！’saidshe，——[ButwhyisourdearWilhelminaleftsayingnothing；invisible，behindthecurtainsofenviousChance，andonlyaskirtofthemliftedtoshowusthisImproperDuchessoncemore！]——’Ah！’saidshe（theImproperDuchess，atsightofme），’willtheKingofPrussiabeatyrant，then？TopaymeforintrustingmyBoystohim，andgivinghimtwoRegiments[formoneydown]，willheforcemetoimplorejusticeagainsthimfromthewholeworld？ImusthavemyChild！HeshallnotgotoVienna；itisinhisownCountrythatIwillhavehimbroughtupbesideme。ToputmySoninAustrianhands？[unless，indeed，yourHighnessweredrivenintoFinancialorotherstraits？]
　　YouknowifIloveFrance；——ifmydesignisnottopasstherestofmydaysthere，sosoonasmySoncomestomajority！’Ohone，ohoo！
　　"Infine，thequarrelwasappeased。TheKingofPrussiatoldmehewouldbegentlerwiththeMother；wouldrestoretheSoniftheyabsolutelywishedit；butthathehopedtheyoungPrincewouldofhimselflikebettertostaywherehewas。"……——"ItrustyourLordshipwillallowmetodrawforthose300ducats，foranewcarriage。IhavespentallIhad，runningaboutthesefourmonths。
　　IleavethisforBrunswickandhomewards，ontheeveningofthe12th。"[Voltaire，lxxiii。105—109。]……
　　AndsothecurtaindropsontheBaireuthJourney，ontheBerlinVisit；andindeed，ifthatwereanything，onVoltaire’sDiplomaticcareeraltogether。TheinsignificantAccidents，thedullPowersthatbe，sayNo。Curioustoreflect，hadtheyhappenedtosayYes:
　　——"GointotheDiplomaticline，then，yousharpclimbingcreature，andbecomegreatbythatmethod；WRITEnomore，you；writeonlyDespatchesandSpy—Lettershenceforth！"——howdifferentaworldforus，andforallmortalsthatreadandthatdonotread，therehadnowbeen！
　　VoltairefancieshehasdonehisDiplomacywell，notwithoutfruit；
　　and，atBrunswick，——cheeredbythegrandwelcomehefoundthere，——hasdelightfuloutlooks（mightIdaretosuggestthem，Monseigneur？）oftouringaboutintheGermanCourts，withsomeCircularHORTATORIUM，orsublimeBegging—LetterfromtheKaiser，inhishand；and，bywitcheryoftongue，urgingWurtemberg，Brunswick，Baireuth，Anspach，Berlin，tocompliancewiththeImperialMajestyandFrance。[Ib。lxxiii。133。]Wouldnotthatbesublime！Butthat，liketherest，inspiteofone’stalent，cametonothing。Talent？
　　Success？MadamedeChateaurouxhad，intheinterim，takenadisliketoM。Amelot；"couldnotbearhisstammering，"thefastidiousImproperFemale；flungAmelotoverboard，——Amelot，andhisluggageafterhim，Voltaire’sdiplomatichopesincluded；andtherewasanend。
　　Howravishingthethinghadbeenwhileitlasted，judgebytheseotherstraysymptoms；hastilypickedup，partlyatBerlin，partlyatBrunswick；whichshowusthebrightmeridian，andalsotheblaze，almoststillmoreradiant，whichprovedtobesunset。
　　ReadershaveheardofVoltaire’sMadrigalstocertainPrincesses；
　　andmustreadtheseThreeagain，——whicharereallyincomparableintheirkind；notequalledingracefulfelicityevenbyGoethe，andbyhimaloneofPoetsapproachedinthatrespect。AtBerlin，Autumn1743，ThreeconsummateMadrigals:——
　　1。TOPRINCESSULRIQUE。
　　"SouventunpeudeveriteSemeleauplusgrossiermensonge:
　　Cettenuit，dansl’erreurd’unsonge，Aurangdesroisj’etaismonte。
　　Jevousaimais，Princesse，etj’osaisvousledire！
　　Lesdieuxamonreveilnem’ontpastoutote，Jen’aiperduquemonempire。"
　　2。TOPRINCESSESULRIQUEANDAMELIA。
　　"SiParisvenaitsurlaterrePourjugerentrevosbeauxyeux，Ilcouperaitlapommeendeux，Etneproduiraitpasdeguerre。"
　　3。TOPRINCESSESULRIQUE，AMELIAANDWILHELMINA。
　　"Pardon，charmanteUlrique；pardon，belleAmelie；
　　J’aicrun’aimerquevouslarestedemavie，Etneservirquesousvoslois；
　　Maisenfinj’entendsetjevoisCetteadorableSoeurdontl’Amoursuitlestraces:
　　Ah，cen’estpasoutragerlesTroisGracesQuedelesaimertoutestrois！"
　　[1。"Agrainoftruthisoftenmingledwiththestupidestdelusion。
　　Yesternight，intheerrorofadream，Ihadrisentotherankofking；Ilovedyou，Princess，andhadtheaudacitytosayso！Thegods，atmyawakening，didnotstripmewholly；mykingdomwasalltheytookfromme。"
　　2。IfParis[ofTroy]camebacktodecideonthecharmsofyouTwo，hewouldhalvetheApple，andproducenoWar。"
　　3。"Pardon，charmingUlrique；beautifulAmelia，pardon:IthoughtI
　　shouldloveonlyyoufortherestofmylife，andserveunderyourlawsonly:butatlastIhearandseethisadorableSister，whomLovefollowsasPage:——Ah，itisnotoffendingtheThreeGracestolovethemallthree！"
　　——InOeuvresdeVoltaire，xviii。:No。1is，p。292（inOEuvresdeFrederic，xiv。90—92，theANSWERStoit）；No。2is，p。320；No。3，p。321。]
　　BRUNSWICK，16thOctober（blazingsunset，asitproved，butbrighteralmostthanmeridian），aLETTERFROMVOLTAIRETO
　　MAUPERTUIS（stillinFrancesincethathorribleMollwitz—PandourBusiness）。
　　"InmywanderingsIreceivedtheLetterwheremydearFlattenerofthisGlobedeignstoremembermewithsomuchfriendship。Isitpossiblethat——……ImadeyourcomplimentstoallyourfriendsatBerlin；thatis，toalltheCourt。""SawDr。Ellerdecomposingwaterintoelasticair[orthinkinghedidso，1743]；sawtheOperaofTITUS，whichisamasterpieceofmusic[byFriedrichhimself，withtheimportantaidofGraun]:itwas，withoutvanity，atreattheKinggaveme，orrathergavehimself；hewishedIshouldseehiminhisglory。
　　"HisOpera—HouseisthefinestinEurope。Charlottenburgisadeliciousabode:Friedrichdoesthehonorsthere，theKingknowingnothingofit……OnelivesatPotsdamasintheChateauofaFrenchSeigneurwhohadcultureandgenius，——inspiteofthatbigBattalionofGuards，whichseemstometheterriblestBattalioninthisworld。
　　"Jordanisstillthesame，——BONGARCONETDISCRET；hashisoddities，his1，600crowns（240pounds）ofpension。D’ArgensisChamberlain，withagoldkeyathisbreast—pocket，and100louisinside，payablemonthly。Chasot[whomreadersmadeacquaintancewithatPhilipsburglongsince]，insteadofcursinghisdestiny，musthavetakentoblessit:heisMajorofHorse，withincomeenough。Andhehaswellearnedit，havingsavedtheKing’sBaggageatthelastBattleofChotusitz，"——whatwedidnotnotice，inthehorse—chargesandgrandtumultsofthatscene。
　　"Ipassedsomedays[afortnightinall]atBaireuth。HerRoyalHighness，ofcourse，spoketomeofyou。Baireuthisadelightfulretreat，whereoneenjoyswhateverthereisagreeableinaCourt，withoutthebotherofgrandeur。Brunswick，whereIam，hasanotherspeciesofcharm。’TisacelestialVoyagethisofmine，whereI
　　passfromPlanettoPlanet，"——totumultuousParis；and，Idohope，tomyuniqueMaupertuisawaitingmethereatlast。[Voltaire，lxxiii。122—125。]’
　　Wehaveonlytoremarkfarther，thatFriedrichhadagainpressedVoltairetocomeandlivewithhim，andchoosehisownterms；
　　andthatVoltaire（asasecondstringtohisbow，shouldthisfineDiplomaticonefail）hadprovisionallyaccepted。Provisionally；
　　andwithonemostremarkableclause:thatofleavingoutMadame，——
　　"imaginingitwouldbelessagreeabletoyouifIcamewithothers（AVECD’AUTRES）；andIown，thatbelongingtoyourMajestyalone，I
　　shouldhavemymindmoreatease:"[OEuvresdeVoltaire，lxxiii。112，116（ProposalandResponse，bothofthem"7thOctober，"fivedaysbeforeleavingBerlin）。]——whew！Andthentoaddathirdthing:ThatMadame，drivenhalfdelirious，bythesedelays，andgyratingsfromPlanettoPlanet，especiallybythatlastFortnightatBaireuth，hadrushedofffromParis，toseekhervagabond，andseeintohimwithherowneyes:"Couldn’thelpit，myangels！"writesshetotheD’Argentals（excellentguardianangels，MonsieurandMadame；and，Iamsure，PATIENTbothofthem，asonlyMONSIEURJobwas，intheoldcase）:"Awholefortnight[perhapswithmadrigalstoPrincesses]，andonlyfourlinestome！"
　　——andisnowinbed，orlatelywas，atLille，illofslowfever（PETITEFIEVRE）；pantingtobeupontheroadagain。
　　[LettresineditesdeMadameduChasteletaM。leComted’Argental（Paris，1806）p。253。AcuriouslyelucidativeLetterthis（"Brussels，15thOctober，1743"）；acuriouslittleBookaltogether。]
　　FancywhatagreetingforM。deVoltaire，fromthoseeyesHAGARDES
　　ETLOUCHES；andwhetherhementionedthatprettylittleclauseofgoingtoBerlin"WITHOUTothers，"ordurstforthelifeofhimwhisperofgoingatall！AfterpauseintheBrusselsregion，theycamebacktoParis"inDecember；"resigned，Ihope，toinexorableFate，——thoughwithsuchDiplomaticandotherfineprospectsflungtothefishes，andlittlebutGREDINSandconfusionswaitingyou，asformerly。
　　ChapterVII。
　　FRIEDRICHMAKESTREATYWITHFRANCE；ANDSILENTLYGETSREADY。
　　ThoughFriedrichwentuponthebanteringtonewithVoltaire，hisprivatethoughtsinregardtothesurroundingsceneofthingswereextremelyserious；andalreadyithadbeguntobeapparent，fromthoseBritannic—Austrianprocedures，thatsomenewalliancewithFrancemightwelllieaheadforhim。DuringVoltaire’svisit，thatextraordinaryPaperfromVienna，thattheKaiserwasnoKaiser，andthattheremustbe"compensation"andsatisfactory"assurance，"hadcomeintofullglareoffirst—reading；andtheDICTATUR—SACHE，anddenunciationofanevidentlypartialKur—Mainz，wasawakeningeverywhere。Voltairehadnotgone，when，——throughPodewilsJunior（probablywithhelpoftheimproperDutchfemaleofrank），——
　　Friedrichgottowitofanotherthing，notlessmomentoustohim；
　　andthrowingfearfullightonthatof"compensation"and"assurance。"ThiswastheTreatyofWorms，——donebyCarteretandGeorge，September13th，duringthoselanguidRhineoperations；
　　Treatyitselfnotlanguid，butaverylivelything，toFriedrichandtoalltheworld！Concerningwhichafewwordsnow。
　　Wehavesaid，accordingtopromise，andwillsay，nexttonothingofMariaTheresa’sItalianWar；buthopealwaysthereaderkeepsitinmind。Bigwar—cloudswaltzinghitherandthither，occasionallyclashingintobloodyconflict；SardinianMajestyandInfantPhilipbothpersonallyinthefield，fiercemenboth:Traun，Browne，Lobkowitz，Lichtenstein，Austriansofmark，successivelydistinguishingthemselves；Spain，too，andFranceverydiligent；——
　　Contioffthither，thenintheirturnsMaillebois，Noailles:——highmilitaryfigures，butremote；shadowy，thunderingINaudiblyonthissideandthat；whomwemustnotmentionfarther。
　　"Thenotablefiguretous，"saysoneofmyNotes，"isCharlesEmanuel，secondKingofSardinia；whoisattheoldtradeofhisFamily，andshiftsfromsidetoside，makingthewar—balancevibrateatagreatrate，nowthisscalenowthatkickingthebeam。
　　ForheholdsthedooroftheAlps，BullyBourbonononesideofit，BullyHapsburgontheother；andinquiressharply，"You，whatwillyougiveme？Andyou？"ToMariaTheresa’saffairshehasbeensuperlativelyuseful，fortheseTwoYearspast；andtrulysheisnottoopunctualinthereturnscovenantedfor。ItappearstoCharlesEmanuelthattheQueenofHungary，elatedinherhighthought，under—rateshisservices，oflate；thatshepracticallymeanstogivehimverylittleofthosepromisedslicesfromtheLombardparts；andthat，inthemeanwhile，muchtoobigashareoftheWarhasfallenuponhispoorhands，whoshouldbedoorholderonly。
　　"Accordinglyhegrumbles，threatens:hehasbeenlisteningtoFrance，’Bourbon，howmuchwillyougiveme，then？’andtheanswerissuchthatheinformstheQueenofHungaryandtheBritannicMajesty，ofhisintentiontoclosewithBourbon，sincetheyontheirsidewilldonothingconsiderable。GeorgeandhisCarteret，nottomentiontheHungarianMajestyatall，arethunder—struckatsuchaprospect；bendalltheirenergiestowardsthisessentialpointofretainingCharlesEmanuel，whichismoreurgenteventhangettingElsass。’Madam，’theysaytoherMajesty，（wecannotsaveItalyforyouonotherterms:Vigevanesco，Finale[whichisGenoa’s]，partofPiacenza[whenoncegot]:theremustbesomesliceoftheLombardpartstothisCharlesEmanueljustlyangry！’
　　WhereatthehighQueenstorms，andinherhighmannerscoldslittleGeorge，asifheweretheblamableparty，——pretendingfriendship，andyetabettingmerehighwayrobberyorlittlebetter。AndhiscashpaidMadam，andhisDettingenmouse—trapfought？’Well，hehasplentyofcash:——isitmyCause，then，orhisMajesty’sandLiberty’s？’Posterity，inmodernEngland，vainlyendeavorstoconceivethisphenomenon；yetseesittobeundeniable。
　　"AndsothereisaTreatyofWormsgotconcocted，afterinfiniteeffortonthepartofCarteret，RobinsontoolaboringandsteaminginViennawithboilersliketoburst；andGeorgegetsitsigned13thSeptember[alreadysignedwhileFriedrichwaslookingintoSeckendorfandWembdingen，ifFriedrichhadknownit]:tothiseffect，ThatCharlesEmanuelshouldhaveannually，downonthenail，ahandsomeincreaseofSubsidy（200，000poundsinsteadof150，000pounds）fromEngland，andultimatelybeyonddoubtsomethinnishspecifiedslicesfromtheLombardparts；andshallproceedfightingfor，notagainst；EnglishFleetco—operating，EnglishPurseditto，regardlessofexpense；withotherfitparticulars，asformerly。[Scholl，ii。330—335；Adelung，iii。B，222—226；Coxe，iii。296。]MariaTheresa，veryangry，looksuponherselfasamartyr，noblycomplyingtosufferforthewhimofEngland；
　　andRobinsonhashadsuchlaborsandendurances，asteam—engineonthepointofburstingisbutanemblemofhim。ItwasanecessaryTreatyfortheCauseofLiberty，asGeorgeandCarteret，andallEnglishMinistriesandMinisters（DianaofNewcastleveryspecially，inspiteofPittandajuniorOppositionParty）viewedLiberty。ItwasLove’slastshift，——Dianahavinginterveneduponthosemagnificent’ConferencesofHanau’lately！NeverthelessCarteretwasthrownout，nextyear，onaccountofit。AndPosterityisunabletoconceiveit；andasksalwaysoflittleGeorge，What，inthenameofwonder，hadhetodothere，fightingfororagainst，andhiringeverybodyhemettofightagainsteverybody？AKingwitheyessomewhatAFLEUR—DE—TETE:yes；andletussay，hisNation，too，——whichhassatdownquietly，foralmostacenturyback，undermountainsofnonsense，inwardlynothingbutdimScepticism[exceptinthestomachicregions]，andoutwardlysuchaTrinacriaofHypocrisy[unconscious，formostpart]asneverlayonanhonestgiantNationbefore，wasitselfgrownmuchofafool，andcouldexpectnootherkindofKings。
　　"ButthepointintenselyinterestingtoFriedrichinthisTreatyofWormswas，That，inenumeratingpunctuallytheotherTreaties，oldandrecent，whichitistoguarantee，andstanduponthebasisof，thereisnowheretheleastmentionofFriedrich’sBRESLAU—AND—BERLINTREATY；thrice—importantTreatywithherHungarianMajestyontheSilesianmatter！Insettlingallmannerofadjoiningandprecedingmatters，thereisnothingsaidofSilesiaatall。Singularindeed。Treatiesenough，fromthatofUtrechtdownward，arewearisomelymentionedhere；butoftheBerlinTreaty，BreslauTreaty，oranyTreatysettlingSilesia，——muchless，ofanyWestminsterTreaty，guaranteeingittotheKingofPrussia，——thereisnotthefaintestmention！Silesia，then，isnotconsideredsettled，bythehighcontractingparties？LittleGeorgehimself，whoguaranteedit，inthehourofneed，littlemorethanayearago，considersitfallenlooseagaininthenewwhirlofcontingencies？’Patience，Madam:whatwasgoodtogiveisgoodtotake！’OnwhatprecisedayormonthFriedrichgotnoticeofthisexpressivesilenceintheTreatyofWorms，wedonotknow；butfromthatday——！"
　　Friedrichrecollectsanotherthing，oneofmanyothers:thatofthose"ulteriormountains，"whichAustriahadbargainedforasBoundarytoSchlesien。Wildbaremountains；goodforwhat？ForinvadingSchlesienfromtheAustrianside；iffornothingelseconceivable！Thesmallriddlereadsitselftohimso，withapainfulflashoflight。[OEuvresdeFrederic，
　　iii。34。]Lookingintenselyintothismatter，andputtingthingstogether，Friedrichgetsmoreandmorethealarmingassuranceofthefateintendedhim；andthathewillverilyhavetodrawswordagain，andfightforSilesia，andasifforlife。Fromabouttheendof1743（asIstrivetocompute），therewasinFriedrichhimselfnodoubtleftofit；thoughhisMinisters，whenheconsultedthemagoodwhileafterwards，werequiteincredulous，andspentalltheirstrengthindissuadinganewWar；nowwhentheonlyquestionwas，HowtodosaidWar？"Howtodoit，tomakereadyfordoingit？Wemustsilentlyselecttheways，themethods:silent，wary，——thenatlastswift；andthemorelikealion—spring，likeaboltfromtheblue，itwillbethebetter！"ThatisFriedrich’sfixedthought。
　　TheProblemwascomplicated，almostbeyondexample。TheReich，withaKaiserreducedtosuchapass，hasitspotentialitiesofhelporofhindrance，——itsthousand—foldformulas，inanemostly，yetnotinanewholly，whichinterlacethismattereverywhere，aswithrealthreads，andwithgossamerorapparentthreads，——whichitisessentialtoattendto。Wisehead，thatcoulddiscriminatethedeadFormulasofsuchanimbroglio，fromthenot—dead；andplanthimselfupontheLivingFactsthatdolieinthecentrethere！"WecannothaveaReichsMediation—Army，then？NoraSwabian—FranconianArmy，todefendtheirownfrontier？"No；itisevident，none。"AndthereisnoUnionofPrincespossible；noParty，anywhere，thatwillrisetosupporttheKaiserwhomallGermanyelected；whomAustriaandforeignEnglandhaveinsulted，ruinedandofficiallydesignatedasnon—extant？"Well，notquiteNo，none；YESperhaps，insomesmalldegree，——ifPrussiawillstepout，withdrawnsword，andgivesignal。TheReichhasitspotentialities，itsformulasnotquitedead；butisasadimbroglio。
　　Definitefactsagainaremainlytwofold，andofamuchmorecentralnature。FactFIRST:AFrancewhichseesitselflamentablytroddenintothemudbysuchdisappointmentsanddisgraces；which，onproposingpeace，hasmetinsultandinvasion；——Francewillbeunderthenecessityofgettingtoitsfeet，andstrikingforitself；
　　andindeedisvisiblyrisingintosomethingofdeterminationtodoit:——there，ifPrussiaandtheKaiseraretobehelpedatall，thereliestheonerealhelp。FactSECOND:Friedrich’sfeelingsforthepoorKaiserandthepoorinsultedReich，ofwhichFriedrichisamember。Feelings，these，whicharenot"feigned"（astheEnglishsay），butreal，andevenindignant；andaboutthesehecanspeakandpleadfreely。ForhimselfandhisSilesia，THROUGHtheKaiser，Friedrich’sfeelingsarepungentlyreal；——andtheyarewithalcompletelyadjuncttotheothersetoffeelings，andgowhollytointensifyingofthem；theevidenttruthbeing，ThatneitherhenorhisSilesiawouldbeindanger，weretheKaisersafe。
　　Friedrich’sabstrusediplomacies，anddelicatemotionsandhandlingswiththeReich，thatistosay，withtheKaiserandtheKaiser’sfewfriendsintheReich，andthenagainwiththeFrench，——whichlastedforeightorninemonthsbeforeclosure（October，1743toJune，1744），——areconsideredtohavebeenafinepieceofsteeringindifficultwaters；butwouldonlywearythereader，whoisimpatientforresultsandarrivals。IngeniousHerrProfessorRanke，——whoseHISTORYOFFRIEDRICHconsistsmainlyofsuchmatterexcellentlydone，andoffersmankindawondrouslydistilled"ASTRAL
　　SPIRIT，"orghost—likefac—simile（elegantgrayghost，withstarsdim—twinklingthrough），ofFriedrich’sandotherpeople’sDiplomatizingsinthisWorld，——willsatisfythestrongestdiplomaticappetite；andtohimwerefersuchasaregiventhatway。[Ranke，NeunBucherPreussischerGeschichte，iii。74—137。]’"Franceandoneself，asSUBSTANCEofhelp；
　　but，formanyreasons，giveitcarefullyalegalGermanFORMorcoat:"thatisFriedrich’smethodastofindinghelp。Andhediligentlyprosecutesit；——and，whatisstillluckier，strivestobehimselfatallpointsready，andcapableofdoingwithamininumofhelpfromothers。
　　BeforetheYear1743wasout，FriedrichhadgotintoseriousDiplomaticColloquywithFrance；suggesting，urging，proposing，hypotheticallypromising。"February21st，1744，"hesecretlydespatchedRothenburgtoParis；who，inashiningmanner，consultsnotonlywiththeAmelots，Belleisles，butwiththeChateaurouxherself（whoalwayslikedFriedrich），andwithLouisXV。inperson:
　　andtriumphantlybringsmatterstoabearing。Readyhere，ontheFrenchside；sosoonasyourReichInterestsaremadethemostof；
　　sosoonasyourPatriotic"UnionofReich’sPrinces"isready！
　　InMarch，1744，theReichsideoftheAffairwaslikewisegettingwellforward（"wekeepitmostlysecretfromthepoorKaiser，whoisapttoblab"）:——andonMay22d，1744，Friedrich，withtheKaiserandTwootherwell—affectedParties（onlytwoasyet，butwehopeformore，andinviteallandsundry），signsolemnlytheir"UNIONOF
　　FRANKFURT；"famouslittleFourfoldoutcomeofsomuchdiplomatizing。[Ranke，ubisupra（TreatyisinAdelung，iv。
　　103—105）。]Forthewell—affectedParties，besidesFriedrich，andtheKaiserhimself，wereasyetTwoonly:LandgrafWilhelmofHessen—Cassel，disgustedwiththelateCarteretastucitiesatHanau，heisone（andhires，byandby，hispoor6，000HessianstotheFrenchandKaiser，insteadoftotheEnglish；whichisallthehelpHEcangive）；LandgrafWilhelm，andforsolesecondtohimthenewKur—Pfalz，whoalsohasmentohire。NewKur—Pfalz:ourpoorOLDfriendisdead；buthereisanewone，KarlPhilipTheodorbyname，ofwhomweshallhearagainlongafterwards；whowaswedded（intheFrankfurt—Coronationtime，asreadersmighthavenoted）toaGrand—daughteroftheold，andwhois，liketheold，aHereditaryCousinoftheKaiser’s，andalreadyhelpshimallhecan。
　　OnlytheseTwoasyet，thoughthewholeReichisinvitedtojoin；
　　these，alongwithFriedrichandtheKaiserhimself，donow，intheirgeneralPatriotic"Union，"whichasyetconsistsonlyofFour，covenant，inSixArticles，To，——inbrief，tosupportTeutschland’soppressedKaiserinhisjustrightsanddignities；
　　andtodo，withtheHouseofAustria，"allimaginablegoodoffices"
　　（nottheleastwhisperoffighting）towardsinducingsaidhighHousetorestoretotheKaiserhisReichs—Archives，hisHereditaryCountries，hisnecessaryImperialFurnishings，calledforbyeverylawhumananddivine:——inwhichendeavor，orinnocentlyotherwise，ifanyofthecontractingpartiesbeattacked，theotherswillguaranteehim，andstrenuouslyhelp。"Allimaginablegoodoffices；"
　　nothingaboutfightinganywhere，——stilllessistheretheleastmentionofFrance；totalsilenceonthathead，byFriedrich’sexpressdesire。ButinaSecretArticle（towhichFrance，youmaybesure，willaccede），itisintimated，"Thatthewayofgoodofficeshavingsomeunlikelihoods，itMAYbecomenecessarytotakearms。Inwhichtragiccase，theywill，besidesHereditaryBaiern（whichisINalienable，fixedastherocks，byReichs—Law），endeavortoconquer，toreconquerfortheKaiser，hisKingdomofBohmenwithal，asaproperOutfitforTeutschland’sChief:andthat，ifso，hisPrussianMajesty（whowillhavetodosaidconquest）shall，inadditiontohisSchlesien，havefromittheCirclesofKonigsgratz，BunzlauandLeitmeritzforhistrouble。"ThisistheTreatyofUnion，Secret—Articleandall；doneatFrankfurt—on—
　　Mayn，22dMay，1744。
　　Donethenandthere；butnopartofitmadepublic，tillAugustfollowing，["22dAugust1744，bytheKaiser"（Adelung，iv。154。}]
　　（whentheupshothadcome）；andtheSecretBohemianArticleNOT
　　thenmadepublic，noreverafterwards，——muchthecontrary；
　　thoughitwastrueenough，butinconvenienttoconfess，especiallyasitcametonothing。"Ahypotheticalthing，that，"saysFriedrichcarelessly；"wagesmoderateenough，andpropertobesettledbeforehand，thoughtheworkwasneverdone。"ToreachdownquiteovertheMountains，andhavetheElbeforSilesianFrontier:
　　this，asanoccasionalvaguethought，orday—dreaminhighmoments，wasprobablynotnewtoFriedrich；andwouldhavebeenverywelcometohim，——haditprovedrealizable，whichitdidnot。Thatthiswas"Friedrich’srealendingoingtoWaragain，"wasatonetimetheopinionloudlycurrentinEnglandandotheruninformedquarters；
　　"butitisnotnowcredibletoanybody，"saysHerrRanke；
　　norindeedworthtalkingof，exceptasamementooftheangryeclipses，andtemporarydust—clouds，whichrisebetweenNations，inanirritateduninformedcondition。
　　Rapidlyprogressiveintherearofallthis，whichwasitslegalizingGermanCOAT，theFrenchTreaty，whichwastheinteriorSUBSTANCE，ormusculartissue，perfecteditselfunderRothenburg；
　　andwassignedJune5th，1774（anniversary，byaccident，ofthatFirstTreatyofall，"June5th，1741"）；——sanctioning，byFrance，thatBohemianAdventure，ifneedful；minutelysettingforthHow，andunderwhatcontingencies，whateffortsmadeandwhatsuccessesarrivedat，onthepartofFrance，hisPrussianMajestyshalltakethefield；andtryAustria，not"withallimaginablegoodoffices"
　　longer，butwithhardermedicine。OfwhichTreatyweshallonlysayfarther，commiseratingourpoorreaders，ThatFriedrichconsiderablyMOREthankepthissideofit；andFranceveryconsiderablyLESSthanhers。Sothat，hadnottherebeenpunctualpreparationatallpoints，andgoodself—helpinFriedrich，FriedrichhadcomeoutofthisnewAdventureworsethanhedid！
　　Longmonthsago，theFrench——aspreliminaryandrigorousSINEQUA
　　NONtotheseFriedrichNegotiations——hadactuallystartedwork，by"declaringWaronAustria，anddeclaringWaronEngland:"——NotyetatWar，then，aftersomuchkilling？Ohno，reader；mere"Allies"
　　ofBelligerents，hitherto。These"Declarations"theFrenchhadmade；[WaronEngland，15thMarch，1744；onAustria，27thApril（Adelung，iv。78，90）。]andtheFrenchwerereallypushingforward，inanattitudeofindignantenergy，toexecutethesame。Asshallbenoticedbyandby。AndthroughRothenburg，throughSchmettau，bymanychannels，Friedrichisassiduouslyincommunicationwiththem；
　　encouraging，advising，urging；theiraffairsbeinginasorthis，eversincethesigningofthosemutualEngagements，May22d，June5th。AndnowenoughofthathypotheticDiplomaticstuff。
　　Warliesahead，inevitabletoFriedrich。HehasgraduallyincreasedhisArmyby18，000；inspectionmoreminuteanddiligentthanever，hasbeenquietlycustomaryoflate；Walrave’sfortificationworks，impregnableornearlyso，theworkatNeissemostofall，FriedrichhadresolvedtoSEEcompleted，——beforethatFrenchTreatyweresigned。Acautiousyoungman，thougharapid；vividlyawakeonallsides。AndsotheFrench—Austrian，French—Englishgameshallgoon；
　　thebigbowlsboundingandrolling（withvelocities，oncourses，partlycomputabletoaquickeye）；——andattherightinstant，andjunctureofhits，nottillthatnorafterthat，aquickhandshallbowlin；witheffect，asheventurestohope。Heknowswell，itisaterriblegame。Butitisanecessaryone，nottobedespairedof；
　　itistobewaitedforwithclosedlips，andplayedtoone’sutmost！——