stairs；dinner　cooked　for　A；　and　eaten　by　B；　in　that　manner；must　have　been　the　most　agitated　of　little　Cities。＇　I　will　neglect　nothing　of　what　you　have　the　goodness　to　tell　me；　I　shall　profit　by　these　notices。　Heaven　grant　it　might　be　for　the　deliverance　and　the　security　of　Germany！
  〃The　most　signal　mark　of　obedience　I　can　give　you　consists　unquestionably　in　doing　your　bidding　with　this　Letter。　＇Burn　it；　so　soon　as　read。＇　I　should　have　kept　it　as　a　monument　of　your　generosity　and　courage：　but；　Madam；　since　you　dispose　of　it　otherwise；　your　orders　shall　be　executed；　persuaded　that　if　one　cannot　serve　one's　friends；　one　must　at　least　avoid　hurting　them；　that　one　may　be　less　circumspect　for　one's　own　interest；　but　that　one　must　be　prudent　and　even　timid　for　theirs。　I　am；　with　the　highest　esteem　and　the　most　perfect　consideration；　Madam；　your　Highness's　most　faithful　and　affectionate　Cousin；F。〃　＇　OEuvres　de　Frederic；　　xvii。　167。＇
  From　Erfurt；　on　the　night　of　his　arrival；　finding　the　Dauphiness　in　such　humor；　Friedrich　had　ordered　Ferdinand　of　Brunswick　with　his　Division　and　Prince　Moritz　with　his；　both　of　whom　were　still　at　Naumburg；　to　go　on　different　errands；Ferdinand　out　Halberstadt…　Magdeburg　way；　whither　Richelieu；　vulture…like；　if　not　eagle…like；　is　on　wing；　Moritz　to　Torgau；　to　secure　our　magazine　and　be　on　the　outlook　there。　Both　of　them　marched　on　the　morrow　（November　14th）：　and　are　sending　him　news；seldom　comfortable　news；　mainly　that；　in　spite　of　all　one　can　do　（and　it　is　not　little　on　Ferdinand's　part；　the　Richelieu　vultures；　80；000　of　them；　floating　onward；　leagues　broad；　are　not　to　be　kept　out　of　Halberstadt；　well　if　out　of　Magdeburg　itself；and　that；　in　short；　the　general　conflagration；　in　those　parts　too；　is　progressive。　＇In　Orlich's　　First　Moritz；　　pp。　71…89；　and　in　　Westphalen；　　ii。　23…143　（about　Ferdinand）：　interesting　Documentary　details；　Autographs　of　Friedrich；　&c。；　in　regard　to　both　these　Expeditions。＇　Moritz；　peaceable　for　some　weeks　in　Torgau　Country；　was　to　have　an　eye　on　Brandenburg　withal；　on　Berlin　itself；　and　before　long　Moritz　will　see　something　noticeable　there！
  From　Preussen；　Friedrich　hears　of　mere　ravagings　and　horrid　cruelties；　Cossack…Calmuck　atrocities；　which　make　human　nature　shudder：　＇In　　Helden…Geschichte；　　iv。　427…437；　the　hideous　details。＇　〃Fight　those　monsters；　go　into　them　at　all　hazards！〃　he　writes　to　Lehwald　peremptorily。　Lehwald；　25；000　against　80；000；　does　so；　draws　up；　in　front　of　Wehlau；　not　far　east　of　Konigsberg；　among　woody　swamps；　AUGUST　30th；　at　a　Hamlet　called　GROSS…JAGERSDORF；　with　his　best　skill；　fights　well；　though　not　without　mistakes；　and　is　beaten　by　cannon　and　numbers。　＇Tempelhof；　i。　299；　Retzow；　i。　212；　&c。　&c。　（〃Russians　lost　about　9；000；〃　by　their　own　tale　5；000；　〃the　Prussians　3；000〃　and　the　Field）。＇　Preussen　now　lies　at　Apraxin's　discretion。　This　bit　of　news　too　is　on　the　road　for　Erfurt　Country。　Such　a　six　weeks　for　the　swift　man；　obliged　to　stand　spell…bound；idle　posterity　never　will　conceive　it；　and　description　is　useless。
  Let　us　add　here；　that　Apraxin　did　not　advance　on　Konigsberg；　or　farther　into　Preussen　at　all；　but；　after　some　loitering；　turned；　to　everybody's　surprise；　and　wended　slowly　home。　〃Could　get　no　provision；〃　said　Apraxin　for　himself。　〃Thought　the　Czarina　was　dying；〃　said　the　world；　〃and　that　Peter　her　successor　would　take　it　well！〃　Plodded　slowly　home；　for　certain；　Lehwald　following　him；　not　too　close；　till　over　the　border。　Nothing　left　of　Apraxin；　and　his　huge　Expedition；　but　Memel　alone；　Memel；　and　a　great　many　graves　and　ruins。　So　that　Lehwald　could　be　recalled；　to　attend　on　the　Swedes；　before　Winter　came。　And　Friedrich's　worst　forebodings　did　not　take　effect　in　this　case；nor　in　some　others；　as　we　shall　see！
  LAMENTATION…PSALMS　OF　FRIEDRICH。
  Meanwhile；　is　it　not　remarkable　that　Friedrich　wrote　more　Verses；　this　Autumn；　than　almost　in　any　other　three　months　of　his　life？　Singular；　yes；　though　perhaps　not　inexplicable。　And　if　readers　could　fairly　understand　that　fact；　instead　of　running　away　with　the　shell　of　it；　and　leaving　the　essence；　it　would　throw　a　great　light　on　Friedrich。　He　is　not　a　brooding　inarticulate　man；　then；　but　a　bright…glancing；　articulate；　not　to　be　struck　dumb　by　the　face　of　Death　itself。　Flashes　clear…eyed　into　the　physiognomy　of　Death；　and　Ruin；　and　the　Abysmal　Horrors　opening；　and　has　a　sharp　word　to　say　to　them。　The　explanation　of　his　large　cargo　of　Verses　this　Autumn　is；　That　always；　alternating　with　such　fiery　velocity；　he　had　intolerable　periods　of　waiting　till　things　were　ready。　And　took　to　verses；　by　way　of　expectorating　himself；　and　keeping　down　his　devils。　Not　a　bad　plan；　in　the　circumstances；especially　if　you　have　so　wonderful　a　turn　for　expectoration　by　speech。　〃All　bad　as　Poetry；　those　Verses？〃　asks　the　reader。　Well；　some　of　them　are　not　of　first…rate　goodness。　Should　have　been　burnt；　or　the　time　marked　which　they　took　up；　and　whether　it　was　good　time　wasted　（which　I　suppose　it　almost　never　was）；　or　bad　time　skilfully　got　over。　Time；　that　is　the　great　point；　and　the　heart…truth　of　them；　or　mere　lip…truth；　another。　We　must　give　some　specimens；　at　any　rate。
  Especially　that　notable　Specimen　from　the　Zittau　Countries：　the　〃Epistle　to　Wilhelmina　（EPITRE　A　MA　SOEUR　＇　OEuvres　de　Frederic；　　xii。　36…42。＇；〃　which　is　the　key…note；　as　it　were；　the　fountain…head　of　much　other　verse；　and　of　much　prose　withal；　and　Correspondencing　not　with　Wilhelmina　alone；　of　which　also　some　taste　must　be　given。　Primary　EPITRE；　written；　I　perceive；　in　that　interval　of　waiting　for　Keith　and　the　magazines；though　the　final　date　is　〃Bernstadt；　August　24th。〃　Concerning　which；　Smelfungus　takes；　over…hastily；　the　liberty　to　say：　〃Strange；　is　it　not；　to　be　on　the　point　of　fighting　for　one's　existence；　overwhelmed　with　so　many　businesses；　and　disposed　to　go　into　verse　in　addition！　CONCEIVE　that　form　of　mind；　it　would　illuminate　something　of　Friedrich's　character：　I　cannot　yet　rightly　understand　such　an　aspect　of　structure；　and　know　not　what　to　say　of　it；　except　'Strange！'〃
  Understand　it　or　not；　we　do　gather　by　means　of　it　some　indisputable　glimpses；　nearly　all　the　direct　insight　allowed　us　out　of　any　source；　into　Friedrich's　inner　man；　what　his　thoughts　were；　what　his　humor　was　in　that　unique　crisis；　and　to　readers　in　quest　of　that；　these　Pieces；　fallen　obsolete　and　frosty　to　all　other　kinds　of　readers；　are　well　worth　perusing；　and　again　perusing。　Most　veracious　Documents；　we　can　observe；　nothing　could　be　truer；　Confessions　they　are；　in　the　most　emphatic　sense；　no　truer　ever　made　to　a　Priest　in　the　name　of　the　Most　High。　Like　a　soliloquy　of　Night…Thoughts；　accidentally　becoming　audible　to　us。　Mahomet；　I　find；　wrote　the　Koran　in　this　manner。　From　these　poor　Poems；　which　are　voices　DE　PROFUNDIS；　there　might；　by　proper　care　and　selection；　be　constructed　a　Friedrich's　Koran；　and；　with　commentary　and　elucidation；　it　would　be　pleasant　to　read。　The　Koran　of　Friedrich；　or　the　Lamentation…Psalms　of　Friedrich！　But　it　would　need　an　Editor；other　than　Dryasdust！　Mahomet's　Koran；　treated　by　the　Arab　Dryasdust　（merely　turning　up　the　bottom　of　that　Box　of　Shoulder…　blades；　and　printing　them）；　has　become　dreadfully　tough　reading；　on　this　side　of　the　Globe；　and　has　given　rise　to　the　impossiblest　notions　about　Mahomet！　Indisputable　it　is；　Heroes；　in　their　affliction；　Mahomet　and　David；　have　solaced　themselves　by　snatches　of　Psalms；　by　Suras；　bursts　of　Utterance　rising　into　Song；and　if　Friedrich；　on　far　other　conditions；　did　the　like；　what　has　History　to　say　of　blame　to　him？
  Wilhelmina　comes　out　very　strong；　in　this　season　of　trouble；　almost　the　last　we　see　of　our　excellent　Wilhelmina。　Like　a　lioness；　like　a　shrill　mother　when　her　children　are　in　peril。　A　noble　sisterly　affection　is　in　Wilhelmina；　shrill　Pythian　vehemence　trying　the　impossible。　That　a　Brother；　and　such　a　Brother；　the　most　heroic　now　breathing；　brave　and　true；　and　the　soul　of　honor　in　all　things；　should　have　the　whole　world　rise　round　him；　like　a　delirious　Sorcerer's…Sabbath；　intent　to　hurl　the　mountains　on　him；　seems　such　a　horror　and　a　madness　to　Wilhelmina。　Like　the　brood…　hen　flying　in　the　face　of　wild　dogs；　and　packs　of　hounds　in　full　trail！　Most　Christian　Pompadour　Kings；　enraged　Czarinas；　implacable　Empress…Queens；　a　whole　world　in　armed　delirium　rushes　on；　regardless　of　Wilhelmina。　Never　mind；　my　noble　one；　your　Brother　will　perhaps　manage　to　come　up　with　this　leviathan　or　that　among　the　heap　of　them；　at　a　good　time；　and　smite　into　the　fifth　rib　of　him。　Your　Brother　does　not　the　least　shape　towards　giving　in；　thank　the　Heavens；　he　will　stand　to　himself　at　least；　his　own　poor　strength　will　all　be　on　his　own　side。
  Wilhelmina's　hopes　of　a　Peace　with　France；　mission　of　her　Mirabeau；　missions　and　schemes　not　a　few；　we　have　heard　of　on　Wilhelmina's　part　with　this　view；　but　the　notablest　is　still　to　mention：　that　of　stirring　up；　by　Voltaire's　means；　an　important…looking　Cardinal　de　Tencin　to　labor　in　the　business。　Eminency　Tencin　lives　in　Lyon；　known　to　the　Princess　on　her　Italian　Tour；shy　of　asking　Voltaire　to　dinner　on　that　fine　occasion；but；　except　Officially；　is　not　otherwise　than　wel