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History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 by Thomas Carlyle
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He straightway took to collecting Magazines; lodging himself in the
attainable Towns thereabouts, Deggendorf the chief strength for
him; and gave up fighting till perhaps better times might arrive."
We will wish him good success in the victualling department, hope
to hear no more of him in this History;--and shall say only that
Comte de Saxe, before long, relieves him of this Bavarian Army;--
and will be seen at the head of it, on a most important business
that rises.

Kaiser Karl begins to have real thoughts of recalling this
Thorring, who is grown so very AUDIBLE, altogether home; and of
appointing Seckendorf instead. A course which Belleisle has been
strongly recommending for some time. Seckendorf is at present
"gathering meal in the Ober-Pfalz" (Upper Palatinate, road from
Ingolstadt to Eger, to Bohmen generally), that is, forming
Magazines, on the Kaiser's behalf there: "Surely a likelier man
than your Thorring!" urges Belleisle always. With whom the Kaiser
does finally comply; nominates Seckendorf commander,--recalls the
invaluable Thorring!" to his services in our Cabinet Council, which
more befit his great age." In which safe post poor Thorring, like a
Drum NOT beaten upon, has thenceforth a silent life of it;
Seckendorf fighting in his stead,--as we shall have to witness,
more or less.

Khevenhuller's is a changed posture, since he stood in Vienna,
eight or nine months ago; grimly resolute, drilling his "6,000 of
garrison," with the wheelbarrows all busy!--But her Hungarian
Majesty's chief success, which is now opening into outlooks of a
quite triumphant nature, has been that over the New Oriflamme
itself, the Belleisle-Broglio Army,--most sweet to her Majesty to
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