Frederick the Great discussion post 9

[cahn]

...I leave you guys alone for one weekend and it's time for a new Fritz post, lol!

I'm gonna reply to the previous post comments but I guess new letter-reading, etc. should go in this one :)

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Re: The Very Secret Chat Transcripts: The Sequel - the literary footnotes

[cahn]

I did ask! Thank you, this is delightful!

Madame de Stael: I think German verse feels clumsy.
Goethe: I think French verse feels like tapeworm

ahahahaha! this totally made me laugh.

...but mainly this was my trying to find something to get the social media equivalant of „De La Literature Allemande“ out of Alcibiades. ;)

Hee, yes, I was admiring how you wrote this and put up the relevant rheinsberg post at the same time -- very helpful for me :D

Alexander, and Cæsar, and Henry, and Frederick, the mighty,
On me would gladly bestow half of the glory they earn’d,
Could I but grant unto each one night on the couch where I’m lying;

...this is giving me a lot of Feelings.