Add to which fine set of results, simultaneously with them:
His Britannic Majesty, third effort successful, has got his sword
drawn, fairly out at last; and in the air is making horrid circles
with it, ever since March last; nay does, he flatters himself, a
very considerable slash with it, in this current month of June.
Of which, though loath, we must now take some notice.

The fact is, though Stair could not hoist the Dutch, and our
double-quick Britannic heroism had to drop dead in consequence,
Carteret has done it: Carteret himself rushed over in that crisis,
a fiery emphatic man and chief minister, [Arrived at the Hague
"5th October, 1742" (Adelung, iii. A, 294).]--"eager to please his
Master's humor!" said enemies. Yes, doubtless; but acting on his
own turbid belief withal (says fact); and revolving big thoughts in
his head, about bringing Friedrich over to the Cause of Liberty,
giving French Ambition a lesson for once, and the like.
Carteret strongly pulleying, "All hands, heave-oh!"--and, no doubt,
those Maillebois-Broglio events from Prag assisting him,--did bring
the High Mightinesses to their legs; still in a staggering splay-
footed posture, but trying to steady themselves. That is to say,
the High Mightinesses did agree to go with us in the Cause of
Liberty; will now pay actual Subsidies to her Hungarian Majesty (at
the rate of two for our three); and will add, so soon as humanly
possible, 20,000 men to those wind-bound 40,000 of ours;--which
latter shall now therefore, at once, as "Pragmatic Army" (that is
the term fixed on), get on march, Frankfurt way; and strike home
upon the French and other enemies of Pragmatic Sanction. This is
what Noailles has been looking for, this good while, and diligently
adjusting himself, in those Middle-Rhine Countries, to give