 | 1788 - عدد الصفحات: 742
...three anfwers that he was to make the king. Accordingly he learned them by the next day, and as foon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him : but he happened to bsgin upon him ' by the fecond question, and afkpd him, " How long have you been in my fervice?" "-Twenty-one... | |
 | Gleanings - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 246
...three proper'answers to the questions which the King would ask him. Accordingly he perfected himself in them by the next day ; 'and as soon as he appeared...interrogate him; but he happened to begin upon him with the second question— 1 -" How long have you been in my service? "Twenty „ - . ... - ' ' ^... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...which the King would afk him : accordingly he perfected himfelf in them by the next day ; and as foon as he appeared in the ranks Frederick came up to interrogate him : but he happened to begin upon him ^vith the fecond queftion, " How long have you been in my fervice r''—" Twenty-one years," anfwered... | |
 | 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 596
...time to learn by heart, the three answers that he was to make the King. Accordingly he learned thrm by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the...interrogate him, but he happened to begin upon him by the -ir .nil question, and asked him, "How long have you been in my service?" "Twenty one yean, answered... | |
 | 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 442
...at the same time to learn by heart the three answers that he was to make the King. Accordingly, he learned them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared...ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him, but he t happened to begin upon him by the second question, and asked him, '' How long have you been in my... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 604
...him at the same time to learn by heart the three answers that he was to make the king. Accordingly he learned them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared...question, and asked him, " How long have you been in my service?*' "Twenty-one years!" answered the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, which plainlyindicated... | |
 | 1824 - عدد الصفحات: 312
...and therefore cautioned him to learn the three answers that he was to make to the king. The soldier learned them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederic came up to interrogate him. His majesty, however, happened to begin with the second question... | |
 | 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 384
...therefore cautioned him to learn by heart the three answers that he was to make the king. The soldier learned them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederic came up to interrogate him. His majesty however happened to begin with the second question... | |
 | George Ramsay - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...him at the same time to learn by heart the three answers that he was to make the King. Accordingly he learned them by the next day, and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederic came up to interrogate him; but he happened to begin upon him by the second question, and... | |
 | Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...the three answers that he was to make to the king. Accordingly he learnt them by the next day; and a soon as he appeared in the ranks Frederick came up...question, and asked him, "How long have you been in my service?" "Twenty-one years," answered the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, which plainly... | |
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Twenty-one years," answered the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, which plainly indicated that he had not borne a musket so long as that, said to him, much astonished, "How old are you? 
