Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 45

[cahn]

Unfortunately, there was then at Berlin a King who pursued one policy only, who deceived his enemies, but not his servants, and who lied without scruple, but never without necessity.

(from The King's Secret - by Duke de Broglie, grand-nephew of the subject of the book, Comte de Broglie, and grandfather of the physicist) )

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Re: Trashy Faves and Poisons

[luzula]

I knew some of this but definitely not all, so thanks for the great summary! : D

LOL at Erection Guy...

ETA: and re: erections, allow me to share this 17th century phrase, found in the OED: my noble Firelock of a Flesh-Pistoll.

Re: Trashy Faves and Poisons

[selenak]

LOL, that's terrific!

Re: Trashy Faves and Poisons

[mildred_of_midgard]

Okay, now I'm going to be disappointed if the answer to my "I really need to know exactly how this is phrased in the primary source(s)" question doesn't include that phrase! :'D

Re: Trashy Faves and Poisons

[(Anonymous)]

Well, of course I had to go check where the phrase was from--it's in a 1608 play called 'Dumbe Knight'.

Re: Trashy Faves and Poisons

[luzula]

Er, that was me.