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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 The Twelve Hercules-labors of this King have ended here; what was required of him in World-History is accomplished. There remain to Friedrich Twenty-three Years more of Life, which to Prussian History are as full of...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 There were yet, to the world's surprise and regret, Three Campaigns of this War; but the Campaign 1760, which we are now upon, was what produced or rendered possible the other two;was the crisis of...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16 Friedrich has now climbed the heights, and sees himself on the upper table-land of Victory and Success; his desperate life-and-death struggles triumphantly ended. What may be ahead, nobody knows; but here is fair outlook that...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 The posting of the Five Armies this WinterFive of them in Germany, not counting the Russians, who have vanished to Cimmeria over the horizon, for their months of restis something wonderful, and strikes the picturesque...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 While this Subsidy Treaty is getting settled in England, Duke Ferdinand has his French in full cackle of universal flight; and before the signing of it (April 11th), every feather of them is over the...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 17History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 17 The ill-informed world, entirely unaware of what Friedrich had been studying and ascertaining, to his bitter sorrow, for four years past, was extremely astonished at the part he took in those French-English troubles; extremely provoked...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 Friedrich's own Peace being made on such terms, his wish and hope was, that it might soon be followed by a general European one; that, the live-coal, which had kindled this War, being quenched, the...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 Schlesien, what we call Silesia, lies in elliptic shape, spread on the top of Europe, partly girt with mountains, like the crown or crest to that part of the Earth;highest table-land of Germany or of...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 Battle being once seen to be inevitable, it was Friedrich's plan not to wait for it, but to give it. Thanks to Friedrich Wilhelm and himself, there is no Army, nor ever was any, in...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 13History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 13 Part, is now perhaps conceivable to readers. But as to the Second, the Germanic or Pragmatic Part,articulate History, after much consideration, is content to renounce attempting these; feels that these will remain forever inconceivable to...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11 In Berlin, from Tuesday, 31st May, 1740, day of the late King's death, till the Thursday following, the post was stopped and the gates closed; no estafette can be despatched, though Dickens and all the...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07 Things, therefore, are got to a dead-lock at Berlin: rebellious Womankind peremptorily refuse Weissenfels, and take to a bed of sickness; inexpugnable there, for the moment. Baireuth is but a weak middle term; and there...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 08History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 08 Friedrich's feelings at this juncture are not made known to us by himself in the least; or credibly by others in any considerable degree. As indeed in these confused Prussian History-Books, copulent in nugatory pedantisms...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10 On the Crown-Prince's Marriage, three years ago, when the AMT or Government-District RUPPIN, with its incomings, was assigned to him for revenue, we heard withal of a residence getting ready. Hint had fallen from the...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 We described the Crown-Prince as intent to comply, especially in all visible external particulars, with Papa's will and pleasure;to distinguish himself by real excellence in Commandantship of the Regiment Goltz, first of all. But before...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 The Crown-Prince's young Life being, by perverse chance, involved and as it were absorbed in that foolish question of his English Marriage, we have nothing for it but to continue our sad function; and go...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 We saw George I. at Berlin in October, 1723, looking out upon his little Grandson drilling the Cadets there; but we did not mention what important errand had brought his Majesty thither. Visits between Hanover...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 02History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 02 The Brandenburg Countries, till they become related to the Hohenzollern Family which now rules there, have no History that has proved memorable to mankind. There has indeed been a good deal written under that title;...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 Of Friedrich's childhood, there is not, after all our reading, much that it would interest the English public to hear tell of. Perhaps not much of knowable that deserves anywhere to be known. Books on...
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 About fourscore years ago, there used to be seen sauntering on the terraces of Sans Souci, for a short time in the afternoon, or you might have met him elsewhere at an earlier hour, riding...
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