"4. Do not you cover yourself with an immortal glory in declaring
yourself, with effect, the protector of the Empire? And is it not
of most pressing interest to your Majesty, to hinder the English
from making your Enemy the Grand-Duke [Maria Theresa's Husband]
King of the Romans?

MARGINALIA BY FRIEDRICH.
"4. France has more interest than Prussia to hinder that. Besides,
on this point, dear Voltaire, you are ill informed. For there can
be no Election of a King of the Romans without the unanimous
consent of the Empire;--so you perceive, that always depends on me.

MEMORIAL BY VOLTAIRE.
"5. Whoever has spoken but a quarter of an hour to the Duke
d'Ahremberg [who spilt Lord Stair's fine enterprises lately, and
reduced them to a DETTINGEN, or a getting into the mouse-trap and a
getting out], to the Count Harrach [important Austrian Official],
Lord Stair, or any of the partisans of Austria, even for a quarter
of an hour [as I have often done], has beard them say, That they
burn with desire to open the campaign in Silesia again. Have you in
that case, Sire, any ally but France? And, however potent you are,
is an ally useless to you? You know the resources of the House of
Austria, and how many Princes are united to it. But will they
resist your power, joined to that of the House of Bourbon?

MARGINALIA BY FRIEDRICH.
"5. On les y recevra, Biribi,
A la facon de Barbari, Mon ami.
We will receive them, Twiddledee,
In the mode of Barbary, Don't you see?