Only quick notes, but the whole thing was interesting and informative as always!
back then he was mainly seduced by French buffoons.
Glasow: you can accuse me of many things, but being French is not one of them.
evidently while he has met Fritz already
Yes, per Blanning, he has:
After his first encounter with his hero in 1771 he left the room in floods of tears, exclaiming, “Oh, my love for the King of Prussia is beyond words!”
But he couldn't put down the trash talking anyway, evidently, finding it compulsive reading.
Well, it is!
Fritz as a highly cultured thug.
I still love the modern Polish historian's description of him as "that thinking man's thug."
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Re: 18th Century Letters from non celebrities on Salon relevant matters
Date: 2023-06-22 03:22 pm (UTC)back then he was mainly seduced by French buffoons.
Glasow: you can accuse me of many things, but being French is not one of them.
evidently while he has met Fritz already
Yes, per Blanning, he has:
After his first encounter with his hero in 1771 he left the room in floods of tears, exclaiming, “Oh, my love for the King of Prussia is beyond words!”
But he couldn't put down the trash talking anyway, evidently, finding it compulsive reading.
Well, it is!
Fritz as a highly cultured thug.
I still love the modern Polish historian's description of him as "that thinking man's thug."