the foregoing
words to the Marquis d'Argen, published through this friend, his
treatise, "Reflections sur les Talons militaires et sur le Caractere de
Charles XII. Roi de Suede," one of the most remarkable works of the
King. His view of the faults of Charles XII. was sharpened by the
personal experience which he had himself made in the lost battles of
the last year, and, whilst he judges respect fully the unfortunate
conqueror, he at the same time claims for himself higher credit for his
own moderate policy. The work is, therefore, not only a very
characteristic record of his wise moderation, but also a memorial of
quiet self-enfranchisement and of great inward progress.]

[Footnote 19: [Oe]uvres, xxvii. 1, nr. 328, from 17 Sept.]

[Footnote 20: In the year 1740, 1,100,000; in 1756, 1,300,000; in 1763,
the number had sunk to 1,150,000; in 1779, there were 1,500,000; it was
supposed then that the country could maintain 2,300,000 more. It
numbers now 3,000,000.]

[Footnote 21: New Prussia, "Provinzial Blaetter," Jahrg. vi., 1854, nr.
4, p. 259.]

[Footnote 22: V. Held, "Gepriesenes Preussen," p. 41; Roscius,
Westpreussen, p. 21.]

[Footnote 23: When, in 1815, the present province of Posen was returned
to Prussia, the wolves there also were the plague of the country.
According to a statement in the Posen "Provinzial Blaetter," in the
district of Posen, from 1st Sept. 1815, to the end of February, 1816,
forty-one wolves were slain; and still in the year 1819, in the
district of Wongrowitz, sixteen children and three grown-up persons
were devoured by wolves.]

[Footnote 24: From manuscript records of the year 1790.]

[Footnote 25: The complaints are very frequent. Compare v. Liebenrothe
Fragm. p. 59.]

[Footnote 26: Much, that is interesting concerning the social condition
of the North of Germany after 1790 is to be found in "Der
Schreibtisch," by Caroline de la Motte Fouque, pp. 46.]

[Footnote 27: Kant's works, xi. 2, p. 80. The man in question was one
of doubtful reputation.]

[Footnote 28: The drinkers were Klopstock and his friends.]

[Footnote 29: The travellers were Fritz Jacopi and his brother.]

[Footnote 30: The new guest was Wieland; the hosts, Sophie Laroche and
her husband; and the narrator, Fritz Jacopi.]

[Footnote 31: Leuckhardt relates this in his "Lebensbeschreibung," and
there is no ground to doubt what is imparted by this disorderly man.]

[Footnote 32: "Reise von Mainz nach Coeln im Ja