  BOOK XXI.—AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF FRIEDRICH'S LIFE—1763-1786. Chapter I.—PREFATORY. Chapter II.—REPAIRING OF A RUINED PRUSSIA. Chapter III.—TROUBLES IN POLAND. Chapter IV.—PARTITION OF POLAND. Chapter V.—A CHAPTER OF MISCELLANIES. HERR DOCTOR ZIMMERMANN, THE FAMOUS AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "ON SOLITUDE," WALKS REVERENTIALLY BEFORE FRIEDRICH'S DOOR IN THE DUSK OF AN OCTOBER EVENING: AND HAS A ROYAL INTERVIEW NEXT DAY. SISTER ULRIQUE, QUEEN-DOWAGER OF SWEDEN, REVISITS HER NATIVE PLACE (December, 1771-August, 1772). WILHELMINA'S DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH FREDERIKE SOPHIE, DUCHESS OF WURTEMBERG, APPEARS AT FERNEY (September, 1773). No. 1. DR BURNEY HAS SIGHT OF VOLTAIRE (July, 1770). NO. 2. A REVEREND MR. SHERLOCK SEES VOLTAIRE, AND EVEN DINES WITH HIM (April, 1776). GENERAL OR FIELDMARSHAL CONWAY, DIRECT FROM THE LONDON CIRCLES, ATTENDS ONE OF FRIEDRICH'S REVIEWS (August-September, 1774). EXUBERANT SHERLOCK AND ELEVEN OTHER ENGLISH ARE PRESENTED TO FRIEDRICH ON A COURT OCCASION (8th October, 1777); AND TWO OF THEM GET SPOKEN TO, AND SPEAK EACH A WORD. EXCELLENCY HUGH ELLIOT IS THEIR INTRODUCER. Chapter VI.—THE BAVARIAN WAR. Chapter VII.—MILLER ARNOLD'S LAWSUIT. Chapter VIII.—THE FURSTENBUND: FRIEDRICH'S LAST YEARS. Chapter IX.—FRIEDRICH'S LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH.
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