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NHG-P.782.013
2 Mar 1782:41 (26/1322)
From a late London Paper.
To the King of Prussia, on his Recovery, by M. de Voltaire.
Translated by Dr. Franklin.
In Plato's dark abodes, the sisters three,
Who weave, too fast, the threads of destiny,
As 'long the Styx they took their evening walk,
Had often heard the wand'ring spirits talk
Of Prussia's gallant deeds, the laws he made,
. . . [10 lines]
To see him wield the sword, to hear him play
On the soft flute his jovial roundelay.
. . . [16 more lines]
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