Volume VI Part 94 (1/2)
I had foreseen all this when the Polish Diet recognized the dying czarina as E as King of Prussia, and I proceeded with my history; but only the first three volureement
The four last volumes will be found in manuscript after my death, and anyone who likes may publish them But I have become indifferent to all this as toof the earth
To-day there is no such country as Poland, but it ht still be in existence if it had not been for the ambition of the Czartoryski family, whose pride had been hueance Prince Augustus Czartoryski ruined his country He was so blinded by passion that he forgot that all actions have their inevitable results
Czartoryski had determined not only to exclude the House of Saxony from the succession, but to dethrone theTo do this the help of the Czarina and of the Elector of Brandenburg was necessary, so he e the one as E of Prussia
The two sovereigns would not treat with the Polish Commonwealth till this clairanted these titles, for Poland itself possessed n of Prussia, the Elector of Brandenburg being only Duke of Prussia in reality
Prince Czartoryski, blinded by the desire of vengeance, persuaded the Diet that to give the two sovereigns these titles would beht be so, but if Poland had possessed far-seeing statesuessed that an honorary title would end in the usurpation of the whole country
The Russian palatin had the pleasure of seeing his nephew Stanislas Poniatowski on the throne
I ht, and that the promise not to ly--for I was obliged to adopt a hu Europe would take pity on Poland, which had to bear the heavy weight of all the Russias and the kingdom of Prussia as well, and the Coes
My prophecy has been fulfilled The two princes whose titles were allowed have torn Poland limb from limb; it is now absorbed in Russia and Prussia
The second great ue of the man and the horse when the question of protection presented itself
The Republic of Ro other nations
Thus Poland caeance, and folly--but folly most of all
The same reason lay at the root of the French Revolution Louis XVI
paid the penalty of his folly with his life If he had been a wise ruler he would still be on the throne, and France would have escaped the fury of the Revolutionists France is sick; in any other country this sickness ht be remedied, but I would not wonder if it proved incurable in France
Certain erant French nobles, but for my part I think the their pride and their disgrace before the eyes of foreign nations, they should have rallied round their king, and either have saved the throne or died under its ruins What will become of France?
It was hard to say; but it is certain that a body without a head cannot live very long, for reason is situate in the head
On Deceed me to call on him as some one had come from Venice on purpose to see me
I dressed myself hastily, and went to the baron's, where I saw a fine-looking antly dressed He looked at me with the liveliest interest
”My heart tells uri?”
”Exactly so, my dear Casanova As soon as my friend Dandolo told ratulate you on your approaching recall, which will take place either this year or the next, as I hope to see two friends of e of ador', and that there is a law forbidding such to leave Venice We will spend to-day and to-ether”
I replied in a manner to convince him that I was sensible of the honour he had donecootten all about it, and a handsoed his excellence to askuri ”Casanova has been here for the last ten days, and does not know the Venetian consul?”