appendix to history of friedrich ii of prussia-第7章
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and to have got a sixscore there （EINEN OFFFENTLICHEN PRODUKT）！
Wars are becoming frightful to carry on。'
〃'This was surely touching to hear from the mouth of a great
Monarch；' said Herr Lieutenant…Colonel von Backhof to me； and tears
came into that old soldier's eyes。〃 Afterwards his Majesty
had said：
〃Of the Battle of Fehrbellin I know everything； almost as if I
myself had been there！ While I was Crown…Prince； and lay in Ruppin；
there was an old townsman； the man was even then very old： he could
describe the whole Battle； and knew the scene of it extremely well。
Once I got into a carriage； took my old genius with me； who showed
me all over the ground； and described everything so distinctly； I
was much contented with him。 As we were coming back； I thought：
Come； let me have a little fun with the old blade；so I asked him：
'Father； don't you know； then； why the two Sovereigns came to
quarrel with one another？''O ja； your Royal HighnessES ＇from this
point we have Platt…Deutsch； PRUSSIAN dialect； for the old man's
speech； barely intelligible； as Scotch is to an ingenious
Englishman＇； DAT WILL ICK SE WOHL SEGGEN； I can easily tell you
that。 When our Chorforste ＇Kurfursts； Great Elector＇ was young； he
studied in Utrecht； and there the King of Sweden happened to be
too。 And now the two young lords picked some quarrel； got to
pulling caps ＇fell into one another's hair＇； AND DIT IS NU DE PICKE
DAVON； and this now was the upshot of it。'His Majesty spoke this
in Platt…Deutsch； as here given；but grew at table so weary that
he （they） fell asleep。〃 So far Backhof；and now again Fromme by
way of finish：
〃Of his Majesty's journey I can give no farther description。
For though his Majesty spoke and asked many things else； it would
be difficult to bring them all to paper。〃 And so ends the DAY WITH
FRIEDRICH THE GREAT； very flat； but I dare say very TRUE：
a Daguerrotype of one of his Days。
End
