Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2Dent, 1930 |
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Page 159
... France . With France Frederic could never have any serious controversy . His territories were so situated that his ambition , greedy and unscrupulous as it was , could never impel him to attack her of his own accord . He was more than ...
... France . With France Frederic could never have any serious controversy . His territories were so situated that his ambition , greedy and unscrupulous as it was , could never impel him to attack her of his own accord . He was more than ...
Page 160
... France had suffered so much , was he a grateful , was he even an honest ally ? Had he not been as false to the Court of Versailles as to the Court of Vienna ? Had he not played , on a large scale , the same part which , in private life ...
... France had suffered so much , was he a grateful , was he even an honest ally ? Had he not been as false to the Court of Versailles as to the Court of Vienna ? Had he not played , on a large scale , the same part which , in private life ...
Page 162
... France was thus induced to join the coalition ; and the example of France determined the conduct of Sweden , then completely subject to French influence . The enemies of Frederic were surely strong enough to attack him openly ; but they ...
... France was thus induced to join the coalition ; and the example of France determined the conduct of Sweden , then completely subject to French influence . The enemies of Frederic were surely strong enough to attack him openly ; but they ...
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