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The Dying Mira, A Fragment.
infancy—ye faithful friends of my youth—regret me not;—ye will soon see me no more—hue I shall be happy . — It seems as if Horatio's , spirit waited impatiently for mine ; that his heaven cannot be perfect without me . —Does a disordered fancy deceive me—or is he not on yonder cloud ?—He seems to chide my de-Jay . —I come , Horatio—be not impatient—Nature willsoon resign me ; - —the bands are loosening that tie me to the world ;—one sigh move . . : —and I am thine for ever!—
Anecdotes.
ANECDOTES .
OF FREDERICK THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA .
HPHERE was , during the late war between the Queen of Hungary - " ¦ and the King of Prussia , an officer of considerable rank in the service of the latter , whom his majesty detected in a correspondence with one of the Austrian generals : his majesty made no noise about the affair , or the least alteration in his conduct towards the officer , with whom , upon certain occasions , he conversed very familiarly . When
his majesty had got two or three of his letters into his possession , he called him one day into his closet , and charged him with his offence , laying . at the same time the intercepted letters before him . The delinquent trembled , fell upon his knees , and begged his majesty to spare his life . The king commanded him to rise , and assured him he ¦ would not put him to death , or even to disgrace . ' I believe , ' said the .
king , 'I can tell what instigated you to this criminal action . Atsuch ' a time , I put such an officer over your head ; was not that the reason ?' The officer owned it was . ' At that-time , ' continued the king , ' I could not inform you of the reason ; at present I can , and will . ' The officer , when he had heard him , acknowledged the king was in the right , and thatall circumstances consideredhe could not act otherwise than he
, , did . 'Then , ' said the king , ' we are even : you could not have : i greater pleasure in gratifying your resentment , than 1 have in forgiving you . Say nothing of wlrat has passed ; but beware of doing any thing of the like again . ' Some small time after , the king included this officer in a promotion , and thereby restored him to his rankfor which he wentto return him
, thanks , and vowed eternal fidelity . His majesty received him very graciously , told him ,, he knew he was a good engineer , and that he would-confide to his care the fortifying a post -of great importance . The officer undertook the charge , and he executed it entirely to the ¦ king ' s satisfaction , who expressed it in the most oblig ing-manner , and promised that he would very soon take an opportunity to reward him .
In the beginning of the next campaign , this officer , dining at the table of marshal ***« - * observed that his excellency , after dinner , was making up apacquet , which was to be sent to Berlin by his running footman . The officer laid hold of this opportunity to entreat the marshal to pitta letter of his in his pacquet , which he pulled otit of his
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The Dying Mira, A Fragment.
infancy—ye faithful friends of my youth—regret me not;—ye will soon see me no more—hue I shall be happy . — It seems as if Horatio's , spirit waited impatiently for mine ; that his heaven cannot be perfect without me . —Does a disordered fancy deceive me—or is he not on yonder cloud ?—He seems to chide my de-Jay . —I come , Horatio—be not impatient—Nature willsoon resign me ; - —the bands are loosening that tie me to the world ;—one sigh move . . : —and I am thine for ever!—
Anecdotes.
ANECDOTES .
OF FREDERICK THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA .
HPHERE was , during the late war between the Queen of Hungary - " ¦ and the King of Prussia , an officer of considerable rank in the service of the latter , whom his majesty detected in a correspondence with one of the Austrian generals : his majesty made no noise about the affair , or the least alteration in his conduct towards the officer , with whom , upon certain occasions , he conversed very familiarly . When
his majesty had got two or three of his letters into his possession , he called him one day into his closet , and charged him with his offence , laying . at the same time the intercepted letters before him . The delinquent trembled , fell upon his knees , and begged his majesty to spare his life . The king commanded him to rise , and assured him he ¦ would not put him to death , or even to disgrace . ' I believe , ' said the .
king , 'I can tell what instigated you to this criminal action . Atsuch ' a time , I put such an officer over your head ; was not that the reason ?' The officer owned it was . ' At that-time , ' continued the king , ' I could not inform you of the reason ; at present I can , and will . ' The officer , when he had heard him , acknowledged the king was in the right , and thatall circumstances consideredhe could not act otherwise than he
, , did . 'Then , ' said the king , ' we are even : you could not have : i greater pleasure in gratifying your resentment , than 1 have in forgiving you . Say nothing of wlrat has passed ; but beware of doing any thing of the like again . ' Some small time after , the king included this officer in a promotion , and thereby restored him to his rankfor which he wentto return him
, thanks , and vowed eternal fidelity . His majesty received him very graciously , told him ,, he knew he was a good engineer , and that he would-confide to his care the fortifying a post -of great importance . The officer undertook the charge , and he executed it entirely to the ¦ king ' s satisfaction , who expressed it in the most oblig ing-manner , and promised that he would very soon take an opportunity to reward him .
In the beginning of the next campaign , this officer , dining at the table of marshal ***« - * observed that his excellency , after dinner , was making up apacquet , which was to be sent to Berlin by his running footman . The officer laid hold of this opportunity to entreat the marshal to pitta letter of his in his pacquet , which he pulled otit of his