History of Friedrich 2 of Prussia, called Frederick the Great . ose unlucky Saxons, howeasy were it!—Belleisle sets-off to persuade Friedrich, to per-suade Saxony (and we shall see him on the route) ; Brogliowaiting sublime, on the hither side of the Moldau, well withinwind of Budweis, till Belleisle prevail, and return with saidcooperation. What became of Broglio, waiting in this sub-lime manner, we shall also have to see ; but perhaps not for agreat while yet (cannot pause on such absurd phenomena yet),—though Broglios catastrophe is itself a thing imminent; and,within some ten days of that
History of Friedrich 2 of Prussia, called Frederick the Great . ose unlucky Saxons, howeasy were it!—Belleisle sets-off to persuade Friedrich, to per-suade Saxony (and we shall see him on the route) ; Brogliowaiting sublime, on the hither side of the Moldau, well withinwind of Budweis, till Belleisle prevail, and return with saidcooperation. What became of Broglio, waiting in this sub-lime manner, we shall also have to see ; but perhaps not for agreat while yet (cannot pause on such absurd phenomena yet),—though Broglios catastrophe is itself a thing imminent; and,within some ten days of that astonishing Victory of Sahay,astonishes poor Broglio the reverse way. A man born for sur-prises ! CHAPTER XIV. PEACE OF BRESLAU. In actual loss of men or of ground, the results of thatChotusitz Affair were not of decisive nature. But it had beenfought with obstinacy ; with great fury on the Austrian side(who, as it were, had a bet upon it ever since February 25th),Britannic George, and all the world, looking on : and, in dis- 9 Guerre de Bo/ieme, ii. //„///, Of CHOTUSITZ I Chap. XIV. PEACE OF BRESLAU. I35 17th May-nth June 1742. piritment and discredit to the beaten party, its results wereconsiderable. The voice of all the world, declaring throughits Gazetteer Editors, You cannot beat those Prussians !voice confirmed by ones own sad thoughts :—in such sound-ing of the rams horns round ones Jericho, there is always astrange influence (what is called panic, as if Pan or some godwere in it), and ones JerVho is the apter to fall! Among the Austrian Prisoners, there was a General Pal-landt, mortally wounded too ; whom Friedrich, according tocustom, treated with his best humanity, though all help washopeless to poor Pallandt. Calling one day at Pallandts sick-couch, Friedrich was so sympathetic, humane and noble, thatPallandt was touched by it; and said, What a pity your nobleMajesty and my noble Queen should ruin one another, for aset of French intruders, who play fals
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