Whichhehadtodo，——towardsKingFriedrich，usualrefugeofthepersecuted；seldominexorable，wheretherewasworth，evenunderbadforms，recognizable；andnotafriendtoburningpoormenortheirbooks，ifitcouldbehelped。LaMettriegotsomepost，likeD’Arget’s，orstillmorenominal；\"readership；\"somesmallpensiontoliveupon；andsheltertoshootforthhiswildfire，whenhecouldholditnolonger:fire，notofamalignantincendiarykind，butpleasantlylambent，thoughmaddish，asFriedrichperceived。
ThushadLaMettriefoundaGoshen；——andstoodinconsiderablefavor，atCourtandinBerlinSocietyintheyearsnowcurrent。
AccordingtoNicolai，FriedrichneveresteemedLaMettrie，whichiseasytobelieve，butfoundhimajesterandingeniousmadcap，outofwhomagreatdealofmerrimentcouldbehad，overwineorthelike。TojudgebyNicolai’sauthenticspecimen，theirColloquiesransometimesprettydeepintothecynical，undershowersofwildfireplayingabout；andthehigh—jinksmusthavebeenhighish。
[Anekdoten，vi。197—227。]Whentherehadbeenenoughofthis，FriedrichwouldlendhisLaMettrietotheFrenchExcellency，MilordTyrconnel，toobligehisExcellency，andgetLaMettrieoutofthewayforawhile。MilordisatBerlin；aJacobiteIrishman，ofblusterousIrishqualities，thoughwithplentyofsagacityandroughsense；likesLaMettrie；andisnotmuchafavoritewithFriedrich。
Tyrconnelhadsaid，atfirst，——whenRothenburg，privatelyfromFriedrich，cametoconsulthim，\"Whatare，inpracticalform，those’assistancesfromtheMostChristianMajesty，’shouldweMAKE