The Life of Catharine Ii Empress of Russia volume 1
The Life of Catharine Ii Empress of Russia volume 1
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He reminded him in one of them, that, previous to his being elected grand duke, he had had the honour of ferving in his army j and went fo far as to pray him to grant him a higher rank.
The king of Fruma very dexteroufly took advan- tage of the friendship of the tzar. He gave him not immediately the rank he fcllicited, that he might increafe his avidity for it : but after fome time had elapfed, wrote him word, that he had appointed jaim major-general, not on account of his quality as a prince, ...but folely becaufe of the military (kill he jknew him to poffefs. This pretended favour filled Peter with joy. His fafcination for the king of Pruffia now became ftronger than ever. He caufed the portrait of that monarch to be placed in his chamber *, and celebrated this inauguration, and * It was a portrait which count Tottleben had made a prefent of to the emprefs Elizabeth, who had difmifTed it into an obfcure corner of the palace ; and during the whole of her reign nobody might keep a portrait of the king of Pruffia.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He reminded him in one of them, that, previous to his being elected grand duke, he had had the honour of ferving in his army j and went fo far as to pray him to grant him a higher rank.
The king of Fruma very dexteroufly took advan- tage of the friendship of the tzar. He gave him not immediately the rank he fcllicited, that he might increafe his avidity for it : but after fome time had elapfed, wrote him word, that he had appointed jaim major-general, not on account of his quality as a prince, ...but folely becaufe of the military (kill he jknew him to poffefs. This pretended favour filled Peter with joy. His fafcination for the king of Pruffia now became ftronger than ever. He caufed the portrait of that monarch to be placed in his chamber *, and celebrated this inauguration, and * It was a portrait which count Tottleben had made a prefent of to the emprefs Elizabeth, who had difmifTed it into an obfcure corner of the palace ; and during the whole of her reign nobody might keep a portrait of the king of Pruffia.
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