History Of Friedrich Ii Of Prussia Vol 1 Of 6

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332848150
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Vol. 1 of 6 written by Thomas Carlyle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Vol. 1 of 6: Called Frederick the Great Just about threescore and ten years ago,3 his speakings and his workings came to finis in this World Of Time; and he van ished from all eyes into other worlds, leaving much inquiry about him in the minds of men - which, as my readers and I may feel too well, is yet by no means satisfied. As to his speech, indeed, though it had the worth just ascribed to it and more, and though masses of it were deliberately put on paper by himself, in prose and verse, and continue to be printed and kept legible, what he spoke has pretty much vanished into the inane; and except as record or document Of what he did, hardly now concerns mankind. But the things he did were extremely remarkable; and cannot be forgotten by mankind. Indeed, they bear such fruit to the present hour as all the Newspapers are obliged to be taking note of, sometimes to an unpleasant degree. Editors vaguely account this man the Creator of the Prussian Monarchy which has since grown so large in the world, and troublesome to the Editorial mind in this and other countries. He was indeed the first who, in a highly public manner, notified its creation; announced to all men that it was, in very deed, created; standing on its feet there, and would go a great way, on the impulse it had got from him and others. As it has accordingly done; and may still keep doing to lengths little dreamt of by the British Editor in our time; whose prophesyings upon Prussia, and insights into Prussia, in its past, or present or future, are truly as yet inconsiderable, in proportion to the noise he makes with them! The more is the pity for him, - and for myself too in the Enterprise now on hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.