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| | History of Friedrich II by Thomas Carlyle: THE HOHENZOLLERNS IN BRANDENBURG Chapter 18 FRIEDRICH WILHELM, THE GREAT ... (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Friedrich Wilhelm, a zealous Protestant, made remonstrances, retaliations: ere long the thought struck him, "Suppose, backed by the Dutch, we threw out this fantastic old gentleman, his Papistries, and pretended claims and self, clear out of it?" This was Friedrich Wilhelm`s thought; and he suddenly marched troops into the Territory, with that view. |
 | | Friedrich Wilhelm`s first actual appearance in War, Polish- Swedish War (1655-1660), was involuntary in the highest degree: forced upon him for the sake of his Preussen, which bade fair to be lost or ruined, without blame of his or its. |
 | | Friedrich Wilhelm starts from Berlin, with the opening Year, on his long march; the Horse-troops first, Foot to follow at their swiftest; he himself (his Wife, his ever-true "Louisa," accompanying, as her wont was) travels, towards the end, at the rate of "sixty miles a day." He gets in still in time, finds Konigsberg unscathed. |
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