History of Friedrich II of Prussia - Volume 01

History of Friedrich II of Prussia - Volume 01

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Carlyle, Thomas
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pubOne.info present you this new edition. About fourscore years ago, there used to be seen sauntering on the terraces of Sans Souci, for a short time in the afternoon, or you might have met him elsewhere at an earlier hour, riding or driving in a rapid business manner on the open roads or through the scraggy woods and avenues of that intricate amphibious Potsdam region, a highly interesting lean little old man, of alert though slightly stooping figure; whose name among strangers was King FRIEDRICH THE SECOND, or Frederick the Great of Prussia, and at home among the common people, who much loved and esteemed him, was VATER FRITZ, - Father Fred, - a name of familiarity which had not bred contempt in that instance. He is a King every inch of him, though without the trappings of a King. Presents himself in a Spartan simplicity of vesture: no crown but an old military cocked-hat, - generally old, or trampled and kneaded into absolute SOFTNESS, if new; - no sceptre but one like Agamemnon's, a walking-stick cut from the woods, which serves also as a riding-stick (with which he hits the horse &quote;between the ears, &quote; say authors); - and for royal robes, a mere soldier's blue coat with red facings, coat likely to be old, and sure to have a good deal of Spanish snuff on the breast of it; rest of the apparel dim, unobtrusive in color or out, ending in high over-knee military boots, which may be brushed (and, I hope, kept soft with an underhand suspicion of oil), but are not permitted to be blackened or varnished; Day and Martin with their soot-pots forbidden to approach
EAN 9782819937593
ISBN 2819937594
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavateľ Pub One Info
Dátum vydania 6. novembra 2010
Stránky 85
Jazyk English
Krajina Uruguay
Autori Carlyle, Thomas