Carlyle's "History of Friedrich II of Prussia" BOOK VIII.
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only to fish out something useful for himself,--Lorraine how
welcome, and indeed the smallest contributions are welcome!--
Old Fleury manoeuvred, hung back; till the Spaniards and Termagant
Elizabeth lost all patience, and the very English were weary, and
getting auspicious. Whereupon the Kaiser edged round to the
Sea-Powers again, or they to him; and comfortable AS-YOU-WERE was
got accomplished: much to the joy of Friedrich Wilhelm and others.
Here are some of the dates to these sublime phenomena:

"MARCH 16th, 1731, Treaty of Vienna, England and the Kaiser
coalescing again into comfortable AS-YOU-WERE. Treaty done by
Robinson [Sir Thomas, ultimately Earl of Grantham, whom we shall
often hear of in time coming]; was confirmed and enlarged by a
kind of second edition, 22d July, 1731; Dutch joining, Spain
itself acceding, and all being now right. Which could hardly have
been expected.

"For before the first edition of that Treaty, and while Robinson
at Vienna was still laboring like Hercules in it,--the poor Duke
of Parma died. Died; and no vestige of a 'Spanish Garrison' yet
there, to induct Baby Carlos according to old bargain. On the
contrary, the Kaiser himself took possession,--'till once the
Duke's Widow, who declares herself in the family-way, be brought
to bed! If of a Son, of course he must have the Duchies; if of a
Daughter only, then Carlos SHALL get them, let not Robinson fear.'
The due months ran, but neither son nor daughter came; and the
Treaty of Vienna, first edition and also second, was signed;
and,
"OCTOBER 20th, 1731, Spanish Garrisons, no longer an hypothesis,
but a bodily fact, 6,000 strong, 'convoyed by the British Fleet,'
came into Leghorn, and proceeded to lodge themselves in the
long-litigated Parma and Piacenza;--and, in fine, the day after
Christmas, blessed be Heaven,
"DECEMBER 26th, Baby Carlos in highest person came in:
Baby Carlos (more power to him!) got the Duchies, and we hope
there was an end. No young gentleman ever had such a pother to
make among his fellow-creatures about a little heritable property.
If Baby Carlos's performance in it be anything in proportion, he