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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Thomas Carlyle
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Majesties;--will be a new tie upon the Prussians and the Pragmatic
Sanction, and keep the Alliance still surer for our Archduchess in
times coming, think their Majesties. She, it is insinuated by
Seckendorf in Tobaoco-Parliament; ought not she, Daughter of your
Majesty's esteemed friend,--modest-minded, innocent young
Princess, with a Brother already betrothed in your Majesty's
House,--to be the Lady? It is probable she will.

Did we inform the reader once about Kaiser Karl's young marriage
adventures; and may we, to remind him, mention them a second time?
How Imperial Majesty, some five-and-twenty years ago, then only
King of Spain, asked Princess Caroline of Anspach, who was very
poor, and an orphan in the world. Who at once refused, declining
to think of changing her religion on such a score;--and now
governs England, telegraphing with Walpole, as Queen there
instead. How Karl, now Imperial Majesty, then King of Spain, next
applied to Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel; and met with a much better
reception there. Applied to old Anton Ulrich, reigning Duke, who
writes big Novels, and does other foolish good-natured things;--
who persuaded his Grand-daughter that a change to Catholicism was
nothing in such a case, that he himself should not care in the
least to change. How the Grand-daughter changed accordingly, went
to Barcelona, and was wedded;--and had to dun old Grandpapa,
"Why don't you change, then?" Who did change thereupon; thinking
to himself, "Plague on it I must, then!" the foolish old Herr.
He is dead; and his Novels, in six volumes quarto, are all dead:
and the Grand-daughter is Kaiserinn, on those terms, a serene
monotonous well-favored Lady, diligent in her Catholic exercises;
of whom I never heard any evil, good rather, in her eminent serene
position. Pity perhaps that she had recommended her Niece for this
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