The Works of Thomas Carlyle Volume 16; History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...nothing, this time: What could he say? No cloven foot visible, and the Authorities strong. 'Voltaire had started as Candidate with these judicious preliminaries. Voltaire was elected, as we saw; fine Discourse, 9th May; and on the Official side all things comfortable. But, in the meanwhile, the Doggeries, as natural, seeing the thing now likely, had risen to a neverimagined pitch; and had filled Paris, and, to Voltaire's excruciated sense, the Universe, with their bowlings and their hyaena-laughter, with their pasquils, satires, old and new. So that Voltaire could not stand it; and, in evil hour, rushed down stairs upon them; seized one poor dog, Travenol, unknown to him as Fiddler or otherwise; pinioned Dog Travenol, with pincers, by the ears, him for one;--proper Police-pincers, 1 In Voltairiana, on Eloges Amphigouriques, etc. (Paris, 1748), i. 150-160, the Letter itself, 'Paris, 7th February 1746'; omitted (without need, or real cause on any side) in the common Collections of CEuvres de Voltaire. 1746-1747 for we are now well at Court;--and had a momentary joy And, alas, this was not the right dog; this, we say, was Travenol a Fiddler at the Opera, who, except the street-noises, knew nothing of Voltaire; much less had the least pique at him; but had taken to hawking certain Pasquils (Jingler Roi's Collection, it appears), to turn a desirable penny by them. 'And mistakes were made in the Affair Travenol, --old Father Travenol haled to prison, instead of Son, --by the Lieutenant of Police and his people. And Voltaire took the high-hand method (being well at Court): --and thereupon hungry Advocates took-up Dog Travenol and his pincered ears: "Serene Judges of the Chatelet, Most Christian Populace of Paris, did you ever see a Dog so pincered by an Academi...