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P- BOSWELLIANA. 227
" When Mr. de Neitschutz, Grand Ecuyer du Prince d'Anhalt-
Dessau was sent to the King of Prussia to treat with him, and
to beg that he would not demand such great subsidies, the
King used to say, ' Mon ami, il faut soutenir des armees. Je
ne suis pas en etat de la faire. Vous savez que je n'ai rien. II
faut que je vole.' " M. de Neitschutz.
" When Voltaire was at Berlin he used to be rude to the King
of Prussia. The King came into his room one day when he
had before him on a table a great parcel of his Majesty's verses,
which he no doubt put in order very freely. The King called to
him, ' Que faites-vous, Voltaire?' He replied, 'Sire, j 'arrange
votre linge sale.' "
M. Lestscii au'devant Gouveeneuk du p. D'Anhalt.
" After the battle of Colline, where the King of Prussia was
sadly defeated, his Majesty stood in a musefull melancholy,
and looked through his glass at a battery of cannon which was
still playing and was within reach of him. His troops had all
retired, only the Scots General Grant stood behind him at a
little distance ; a cannon bullet took away the skirt of his coat,
and at last when he found that the King made no preparation
to retire, he came up to him and said, ' Est-ceque votre majeste
veut prendre la batterie tout seul ? ' The King looked at him
with approbation, and said, 'Allons, mon ami,' and retreated.
' Eh bien. Grant,' said he, ' c'est une triste affaire.' "
Mr. Secretary Burnet.*
" During one of his campaigns the King of Prussia composed
a sermon entitled 'Sermon sur le jour de jugement prechd
devant I'Abbe de Prade, par son aumonier ordinaire I'lncredu-
lite.' L'Abbe de Prade was his reader. The sermon was a grave
discourse, full of Scripture phrases. It might have been
preached in any church in Europe."
Mr. Secretary Burnet.
" Mr. Burnet was one day riding along with the Prussian
* Secretary to the Prussian Embassy.
" When Mr. de Neitschutz, Grand Ecuyer du Prince d'Anhalt-
Dessau was sent to the King of Prussia to treat with him, and
to beg that he would not demand such great subsidies, the
King used to say, ' Mon ami, il faut soutenir des armees. Je
ne suis pas en etat de la faire. Vous savez que je n'ai rien. II
faut que je vole.' " M. de Neitschutz.
" When Voltaire was at Berlin he used to be rude to the King
of Prussia. The King came into his room one day when he
had before him on a table a great parcel of his Majesty's verses,
which he no doubt put in order very freely. The King called to
him, ' Que faites-vous, Voltaire?' He replied, 'Sire, j 'arrange
votre linge sale.' "
M. Lestscii au'devant Gouveeneuk du p. D'Anhalt.
" After the battle of Colline, where the King of Prussia was
sadly defeated, his Majesty stood in a musefull melancholy,
and looked through his glass at a battery of cannon which was
still playing and was within reach of him. His troops had all
retired, only the Scots General Grant stood behind him at a
little distance ; a cannon bullet took away the skirt of his coat,
and at last when he found that the King made no preparation
to retire, he came up to him and said, ' Est-ceque votre majeste
veut prendre la batterie tout seul ? ' The King looked at him
with approbation, and said, 'Allons, mon ami,' and retreated.
' Eh bien. Grant,' said he, ' c'est une triste affaire.' "
Mr. Secretary Burnet.*
" During one of his campaigns the King of Prussia composed
a sermon entitled 'Sermon sur le jour de jugement prechd
devant I'Abbe de Prade, par son aumonier ordinaire I'lncredu-
lite.' L'Abbe de Prade was his reader. The sermon was a grave
discourse, full of Scripture phrases. It might have been
preached in any church in Europe."
Mr. Secretary Burnet.
" Mr. Burnet was one day riding along with the Prussian
* Secretary to the Prussian Embassy.
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