Champaigns to what they were. This impressive example was
admonitory to the King: that to repair the Public Calamities,
assistance must be prompt and effective. Repeated gifts (LARGESSES)
restored courage to the poor Husbandmen, who began to despair of
their lot; by the helps given, hope in all classes sprang up anew:
encouragement of labor produced activity; love of Country rose
again with fresh life: in a word [within the second year in a
markedly hopeful manner, and within seven years altogether], the
fields were cultivated again, manufacturers had resumed their work;
and the Police, once more in vigor, corrected by degrees the vices
that had taken root during the time of anarchy." [ OEuvres
de Frederic, vi. 74, 75.]

To Friedrich's difficulties, which were not inconsiderable, mark
only this last additament: "During this War, the elder of the
Councillors, and all the Ministers of the Grand Directorium [centre
of Prussian Administration], had successively died: and in such
time of trouble it had been impossible to replace them.
The embarrassment was, To find persons capable of filling these
different employments [some would have very soon done it, your
Majesty; but their haste would not have tended to speed!]--We
searched the Provinces (ON FOUILLA, sifted), where good heads were
found as rare as in the Capital: at length five Chief Ministers
were pitched upon,"--who prove to be tolerable, and even good.
Three of them were, the VONS Blumenthal, Massow, Hagen, unknown to
readers here: fourth and fifth were, the Von Wedell as War-
Minister, once Dictator at Zullichan; and a Von der Horst, who had
what we might partially call the Home Department, and who may by
accident once or so be namable again.