observance of the perpendicular; and is called justice, veracity,
high-honor, and other such names. These are fine qualities indeed,
especially with an "albuminous simplicity" as vehicle to them.
If the Welfs had not much articulate intellect, let us guess they
made a good use, not a bad or indifferent, as is commoner, of what
they had.


WHO HIS MAJESTY'S CHOICE IS; AND WHAT THE CROWN-PRINCE THINKS OF IT.

Princess Elizabeth Christina, the insipid Brunswick specimen,
backed by Seckendorf and Vienna, proves on consideration the
desirable to Friedrich Wilhelm in this matter. But his Son's
notions, who as yet knows her only by rumor, do not go that way.
Insipidity, triviality; the fear of "CAGOTAGE" and frightful
fellows in black supremely unconscious what blockheads they are,
haunts him a good deal. And as for any money coming,--her sublime
Aunt the Kaiserinn never had much ready money; one's resources on
that side are likely to be exiguous. He would prefer the Princess
of Mecklenburg, Semi-Russian Catharine or Anna, of whom we have
heard; would prefer the Princess of Eisenach (whose name he does
not know rightly); thinks there are many Princesses preferable.
Most of all he would prefer, what is well known of him in
Tobacco-Parliament, but known to be impossible, this long while
back, to go upon a round of travel,--as for instance the Prince of
Lorraine is now doing,--and look about him a little.

These candid considerations the Crown-Prince earnestly suggests to
Grumkow, and the secret committee of Tobacco-Parliament;
earnestly again and again, in his Correspondence with that