Most of all that Johnson says FW always was busy without any result of that business showing itself anywhere and that he never did anything for his subjects.
I saw! I didn't comment on it because I knew I didn't have to; you would. It's like when cahn was betaing "Grind", and sometimes I left things out because I didn't have time and I knew she would pick up on them, and she always did. ;)
Anyway, yes, as soon as I saw that, my eyebrows flew up. I'm an FW anti and even I give him more credit than that! Grudgingly, but it's there.
However, what it does tell us is a British attitude to Fritz before Fritzmania struck, for which the editor Harrison frequently takes Dr. Johnson to task.
That does make sense. Mind you, I add that even after Fritzmania, Macaulay of the "Fritz is my problematic fave" has no problem saying Fritz was 100% wrong when he fought against the British (invasion of Silesia, first 2 Silesian wars), and 100% innocent victim of MT when he fought alongside the British (7 Years' War). And what a coincidence. The British are always right!
...Uh huh.
Johnson leaves you with the impression that he gained the money by taxing his poor subjects and never did anything with it but bath in it like Scrooge McDuck.
LOLOL. Okay, that's a great mental image. :D
I do suspect Johnson really didn’t read much more than the Voltairian 1752 pamphlet plus some newspaper reports at the time of the Silesian Wars in terms of research because the article was a hash job written under time pressure when the 7 Years War broke out and some publisher wanted Johnson to tell the English public about their new ally.
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Date: 2021-02-27 04:57 pm (UTC)I saw! I didn't comment on it because I knew I didn't have to; you would. It's like when
Anyway, yes, as soon as I saw that, my eyebrows flew up. I'm an FW anti and even I give him more credit than that! Grudgingly, but it's there.
However, what it does tell us is a British attitude to Fritz before Fritzmania struck, for which the editor Harrison frequently takes Dr. Johnson to task.
That does make sense. Mind you, I add that even after Fritzmania, Macaulay of the "Fritz is my problematic fave" has no problem saying Fritz was 100% wrong when he fought against the British (invasion of Silesia, first 2 Silesian wars), and 100% innocent victim of MT when he fought alongside the British (7 Years' War). And what a coincidence. The British are always right!
...Uh huh.
Johnson leaves you with the impression that he gained the money by taxing his poor subjects and never did anything with it but bath in it like Scrooge McDuck.
LOLOL. Okay, that's a great mental image. :D
I do suspect Johnson really didn’t read much more than the Voltairian 1752 pamphlet plus some newspaper reports at the time of the Silesian Wars in terms of research because the article was a hash job written under time pressure when the 7 Years War broke out and some publisher wanted Johnson to tell the English public about their new ally.
Yeah, makes sense.