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CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
BOOK XI.
FRIEDRICH TAKES THE REINS IN HAND. 1740.
I. PHENOMENA OF FRIEDRICH'S ACCESSION 1
Friedrich will make Men happy: Corn-Magazines, p. 6.
Abolition of Legal Torture, 8.
Will have Philosophers about him, and a real Academy of Sci-
ences, 		9.
And Every One shall get to Heaven in his own Way, 11.
Free Press, and Newspapers the best Instructors, 12.
Intends to be Practical withal, and every inch a King, 16.
Behavior to his Mother--to his Wife, 21.
No Change in his Father's Methods or Ministries, 24.
II. THE HOMAGINGS 30
Friedrich accepts the Homages, personally, in Three Places,
p. 		33.
III. FRIEDRICH MAKES AN EXCURSION, NOT OF DIRECT SORT, INTO
THE CLEVE COUNTRIES 		41
Friedrich strikes off to the left, and has a View of Strasburg
for Two Days, p. 		48.
Friedrich finds M. de Maupertuis, not yet M. de Voltaire, 59.
IV. VOLTAIRE'S FIRST INTERVIEW WITH FRIEDRICH 63
Particulars of First Interview, on severe Scrutiny, p. 68.
What Voltaire thought of the Interview Twenty Years after-
ward, 		70.
What Voltaire thought of the Interview at the Time, 73.
V. AFFAIR OF HERSTAL 76
How the Herstallers had behaved to Friedrich Wilhelm, p. 78.
Friedrich takes the Rod out of Pickle, 81.
What Voltaire thought of Herstal, 85.
VI. RETURNS BY HANOVER; DOES NOT CALL ON HIS ROYAL UNCLE
THERE 		89
VII. WITHDRAWS TO REINSBERG, HOPING A PEACEABLE WINTER 96
Wilhelmina's Return-Visit, p. 97.
Unexpected News at Reinsberg, 100.

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Publication Information: Book Title: History of Friedrich the Second: Called Frederick the Great. Volume: 3. Contributors: Thomas Carlyle - author. Publisher: Harper & Brothers. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1864. Page Number: iii.
    
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