Rural retirement sketch inspires poetic reflection
A letter from Franckfort May 6 to the Author of the Pusric Lepeer shares a rural retreat mood, praising English countryside beauty near Dulwich and Sydenham, Thomson's Summer, and nature’s calm in contrast to city life, with mused lines and a vow to retire from urban vanity.
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Italy
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European theater notes amid June siege movements and diplomacy
Reports from Saxony and Vienna dated June recount Count Daun sending six thousand troops to General Laudohn as Empire forces advance. Demolition of Vienna's capitol works proceeds under Count Buckeburgh while old town remains intact. Allied levies expand, sending recruits to Hanover for manual training, many destined for the British legion. Prussian forces total 84 squadrons and 51 battalions with 106 cannon. Goltz’s command fields 15 battalions and 24 squadrons. Vienna notes Count de Seilern and Count Flemming preparing for Augsburg missions, while Count Keterlong looms to outshine, with substantial funds and hospitality for his ambassadorship. The Diet contemplates imperial pacification with Count Saurau aiding Salzburgh’s motion as Emperor Pergen serves as Minister Plenipotentiary.
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