Carlyle's "History of Friedrich II of Prussia" BOOK VIII.
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the Margraf ought to make an effort; and so on. "I saw very well
that these Loans the King makes are not to his mind.

"Directly on rising from table, he went away; excusing himself to
me, That he could not pass the night here; that the King would not
like his sleeping in the Town; besides that he had still several
things to complete in a Report he was sending off to his Majesty.
He went to Nassin, and slept there. For my own share, I did not
press him to remain; what I did was rather in the way of form.
There were with him President Munchow," civil gentleman whom we
know, "an Engineer Captain Reger, and the three Gentlemen of his
Court," Wolden, Rohwedel, Katzmer who once twirled his finger in a
certain mouth, the insipid fellow.


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"He is no great eater; but I observed he likes the small dishes
(PETITS PLATS) and the high tastes: he does not care for fish;
though I had very fine trouts, he never touched them. He does not
take brown soup (SOUPE AU BOUILLON). It did not seem to me he
cared for wine: he tastes at all the wines; but commonly stands by
burgundy with water.

"I introduced to him all the Officers of my Regiment who are here;
he received them in the style of a king [EN ROI, plenty of quiet
pride in him, Herr General]. It is certain he feels what he is
born to; and if ever he get to it, will stand on the top of it.
As to me, I mean to keep myself retired; and shall see of him as
little as I can. I perceive well he does not like advice,"
especially when administered in the way of preachment, by stiff
old military gentlemen of the all-wise stamp;--"and does not take
pleasure except with people inferior to him in mind. His first aim
is to find out the ridiculous side of every one, and he loves to
banter and quiz. It is a fault in a Prince: he ought to know
people's faults, and not to make them known to anybody whatever,"
--which, we perceive, is not quite the method with private
gentlemen of the all-wise type!--

"I speak to your Excellency as a friend; and assure you he is a
Prince who has talent, but who will be the slave of his passions
(SE FERA DOMINER PAR SES PASSIONS,"--not a felicitous prophecy,