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NOTICES OF BOOKS. 63
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, The Thomas History Carl Of Yle Frederi...
As to Friedrich , Crown Prince , whom we left in dire disgrace , wedding and barely is secure in a of sort his of life industrial , he , for the durance year previous at the to little Wilhelmina town of ' s
Ciistrin , where he has a _hmisehold arranged on " rigorously thrifty principles , ' but in the form of a court . He " wears his sword , but
has no sword-tash , ( porte-epee , ) much less an officer ' s uniform , a mere prince put his good behaviour again ; * * * and must
upon recov The king er hi once s unif more orm , tries by proving to make himself of him the graduall man he y would a new fain man see . " t
royal the him Rath way . ;— revenues " no He of manag other is in to career the ing sit country in Domain permitted the government ) Lands humble . Let , ( a work him very board but learn princi here useful pal Economics , as item ; which youn of g and the es he
had better see well how he will ; do . Two elder , Haths are appointed to instruct him in the Economic Sciences and Practices , if he show in
faculty and diligence;—which in fact he turns out to do , a sup "Wilhelmina erior degree 's , having wedding every , the motive 20 th of to try November . " Berlin Here , 1 he 7 to remains the , on immense which until
joy occasion of Wilhelmina he is suddenl , y who allowed was to ardentl appear y attached in , to her brother . Elizabeth Presently he Christina , too , is married of Brunswick out of hand Bevern , to , a the ged " insi seven pid teen Princess , with " a afraid she
fate will fine resi comp be too gnedl lexion serious y . ; and and for a he very him always , bad but toilette seems behaved on . to the He her could is whole , dreadfull throug be to submit h y a long under to life his ,
with respect and attention , and what more expected the circumstances ! Reinsberg A charming where picture he studied is given and of wrote his young poetry married and gave household concerts at ,
and corresponded , with Voltaire , . Friedrich ' s , passion for music , the long confidence sternly repressed of his father by the king bthe , had marked here full abilit play y . and He prudence had won y
which he learnt to display , and the four years of Keinsberg life the were Great perhaps Frederick the happ were iest long of his and whole full of career honor , . thoug We h must the days notice of ,
in of passing a very long , the biograp admirable hical sketch note , of which Voltaire this , thrown section of into the the history form '
contains . With Friedrich Wilhelm ' s death , and the accession of the young humor and
pathos king leniency , these ; volumes towards two volumes public which and conclude it is private mo ; st volumes despotism easy to rep abuse and lete for imag with partisanshi inative fill p - ,
, continue ings-in of to the read outlines until of libraries fact , yet are which no . mor the e , world as one will of assuredl the most y
graphic and fascinating works ever given to the world .
Notices Of Books. 63
NOTICES OF BOOKS . 63
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1859, page 63, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031859/page/63/
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