History of Friedrich II of Prussia

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History of Friedrich II of Prussia Thomas Carlyle

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  ThissurelyisaremarkableDialogue;farbeyondanyoftheGellertkind。AnabsoluteKingandCommander—in—Chief,andofsuchatypeinbothcharacters,gettingflatrefusalonceinhislife(thisonceonly,sofarasIknow),andhowhetakesit:——onewishesKuster,orsomebody,hadbeenabletogointomoredetails!——

  DetailsontheQuintus—Iciliusprocedure,whichfollowednextday,wouldalsohavebeenratherwelcome,hadKusterseengood。Itiswellknown,QuintusIciliusandhisBattalion,onordernowgiven,wentcheerfully,nextday,inSaldern’sstead。AndsackedHubertsburgCastle,tothedueextentorfarther:100,000thalers(15,000pounds)weretoberaisedfromitfortheField—Hospitalbehoof;therestwastobeQuintus’sown;who,itwasthought,madeanexcellentthingofitforhimself。Andinhaulingoutthefurnitures,especiallyinsellingthem,Quintushavinganenterprisingsharpheadintradeaffairs,\"itiscertain,\"saysKuster,assayseverybody,\"variousSCHANDLICHKEITEN(scandals)

  occurred,whichwerecontrarytotheKing’sintention,andwouldnothavehappenedunderSaldern。\"Whatthescandalsparticularlywere,isnotspecifiedtomeanywhere,thoughIhavesearchedupanddown;muchlessthenetamountofmoneyrealizedbyQuintus。

  Iknowonly,poorQuintuswasbanteredaboutit,allhislifeafter,bythismercilessKing;andatPotsdam,inyearscoming,hadampletimeandadmonitionforwhatpenitencewasneedful。

  \"ThecasewasmuchcanvassedintheArmy,\"sayspoorKuster;

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