Carlyle's "History of Friedrich II of Prussia" BOOK VIII.
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to prefer that kind;--trained creatures these blackamoors, all got
when boys, and set to cymballing and fifing betimes, adds my
authority. [Fassmann, p. 726, &c.] Dining, boar-hunting (if the
boar be huntable), especially reviewing, fail not in those fine
summer days.

One evening, it is Sunday, 27th of May, latish, while the high
guests, with Queen and Wilhelmina, are just passing in to supper
(King's Majesty having "gone to bed at seven," to be well astir
for the review to-morrow), a sound of wheels is heard in the
court. Modest travelling-equipage rolls up into the inner court;
to the foot of the grand staircase there, whither only Princes
come:--who can it be? The Queen sends to inquire. Heavens, it is
the Hereditary Prince of Baireuth! "Medusa's Head never produced
such effect as did this bit of news: Queen sat petrified; and I,"
by reflex, was petrified too! Wilhelmina passed the miserablest
night, no wink of sleep; and felt quite ill in the morning;--
in dread, too, of Papa's rough jests,--and wretched enough.
She had begged much, last night! to be excused from the review.
But that could not be: "I must go," said the Queen after
reflection, "and you with me." Which they did;--and diversified
the pomp and circumstance of mock-war by a small unexpected scene.

Queen, Princess and the proper Dames had, by his Majesty's order,
to pass before the line: Princess in much trouble, "with three
caps huddled on me, to conceal myself," poor soul. Margraf of
Schwedt, at the head of his regiment, "looked swollen with rage,"
high hopes gone in this manner;--and saluted us with eyes turned
away. As for his Mother, the Dessau Margravine in high colors, she
was "blue in the face" all day. Lines passed, and salutations
done, her Majesty and Dames withdrew to the safe distance, to look
on:--Such a show, for pomp and circumstance, Wilhelmina owns, as
could not be equalled in the world. Such wheeling, rhythmic
coalescing and unfolding; accurate as clock-work, far and wide;
swift big column here, hitting swift big column there, at the
appointed place and moment; with their volleyings and trumpeting,
bright uniforms and streamers and field-music,--in equipment and