The Thirty Years War — volume 03
The Thirty Years War — volume 03
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The magnificence of thebuilding astonished him; and he asked the guide who showed theapartments who was the architect. "No other, " replied he, "than theElector himself. "--"I wish, " said the King, "I had this architect tosend to Stockholm. " "That, " he was answered, "the architect will takecare to prevent. " When the arsenal was examined, they found nothing butcarriages, stripped of their cannon. The latter had been so artfullyconcealed under the floor, that no traces of them remained; and b...ut forthe treachery of a workman, the deceit would not have been detected. "Rise up from the dead, " said the King, "and come to judgment. " Thefloor was pulled up, and 140 pieces of cannon discovered, some ofextraordinary calibre, which had been principally taken in thePalatinate and Bohemia. A treasure of 30, 000 gold ducats, concealed inone of the largest, completed the pleasure which the King received fromthis valuable acquisition.
A far more welcome spectacle still would have been the Bavarian armyitself; for his march into the heart of Bavaria had been undertakenchiefly with the view of luring them from their entrenchments.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The magnificence of thebuilding astonished him; and he asked the guide who showed theapartments who was the architect. "No other, " replied he, "than theElector himself. "--"I wish, " said the King, "I had this architect tosend to Stockholm. " "That, " he was answered, "the architect will takecare to prevent. " When the arsenal was examined, they found nothing butcarriages, stripped of their cannon. The latter had been so artfullyconcealed under the floor, that no traces of them remained; and b...ut forthe treachery of a workman, the deceit would not have been detected. "Rise up from the dead, " said the King, "and come to judgment. " Thefloor was pulled up, and 140 pieces of cannon discovered, some ofextraordinary calibre, which had been principally taken in thePalatinate and Bohemia. A treasure of 30, 000 gold ducats, concealed inone of the largest, completed the pleasure which the King received fromthis valuable acquisition.
A far more welcome spectacle still would have been the Bavarian armyitself; for his march into the heart of Bavaria had been undertakenchiefly with the view of luring them from their entrenchments.
What to read after The Thirty Years War — volume 03?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Friedrich Schiller to read onlineMoreLess
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