The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . fight was for some time maintained with resistless impetu-osity, and the yellow guard of the King was nearly cut topieces. It was not till the fury of the battle was past, that,after a long search, the royal corpse was discovered, coveredwith wounds and blood, trampled under horses hoofs, strippedand naked, and scarcely to be recognized. After the victoryof Liitzen the Kings body rested for a time on a great stone,which still exists on the field, and is called the stone of theSwede. The body was afterwards carrie
The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . fight was for some time maintained with resistless impetu-osity, and the yellow guard of the King was nearly cut topieces. It was not till the fury of the battle was past, that,after a long search, the royal corpse was discovered, coveredwith wounds and blood, trampled under horses hoofs, strippedand naked, and scarcely to be recognized. After the victoryof Liitzen the Kings body rested for a time on a great stone,which still exists on the field, and is called the stone of theSwede. The body was afterwards carried from the field instate, attended by the whole army, and conducted to Weissen-fels, where it was entrusted to the care of Queen Eleanora,and the loving wife attended it to Sweden, when it wasdeposited in the royal vault at Stockholm, amidst the tearsof the Swedish nation ; and the sight of the cofiin still excitesthe sympathies of after generations, who will never cease toappreciate Gustavus great worth, devotion, and most justclaims to immortality.—Sir E.
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