The curses of the civilized world still pursued him, and in his retreat at Sans-Souci he had no rest; and hence he became irritable and suspicious.

His latter years, though dignified and quiet, an idol in all military circles, with an immense fame, and surrounded with every pleasure and luxury at Sans-Souci, were still sad and gloomy, like those of most great men whose leading principle of life was vanity and egotism,like those of Solomon, Charles V., and Louis XIV.

THE KNOWING ONES Sans souci, so this host we greet, Their jovial humor showing; There's now no walking on our feet, So on our heads we're going.

They are far, those times when Frederick the Great wrote French at which Voltaire laughed, and could find no better occupation for his leisure hours at Sans-Souci than the discussion of the materialistic philosophy of the Encyclopedists, while he affected to despise his own tongue, rejecting every effort towards the popularization of a national literature.

For varied beauty and perfect combination of nature and art, I think the gardens eclipse those of Sans Souci.

One of them portrayed a scene of revelry by night, and was entitled Sans Souci Dance Hall, Denver, Colorado.

SOIN, m., attention; préoccupation; peine, souci.

Le souci de sincerite.

Le souci de sincerite.

Opera, plays, carousals, suppers at Sans- Souci, military manoeuvres, concerts, studies, readings . .

" Voltaire could no longer live at Potsdam or at Sans-Souci; even Berlin seemed dangerous: in a fit of that incurable perturbation which formed the basis of his character and made him commit so many errors, he had no longer any wish but to leave Prussia, only he wanted to go without embroiling himself with the king.

As a lover of art, he could remain for hours contemplating the splendid pictures which Gotzkowsky had bought for the king in Italy, and which had not yet been delivered at Sans Souci; or, by the side of the manufacturer he traversed the large halls of the factory in which an entirely new life, a world of which he had no idea, was laid open to him.

I know that our noble king anticipates much pleasure in carrying them some day to Sans Souci.

He had just finished a letter to the Marquis d'Argens, calling upon him to give some news of his gallery at Sans-Souci, and to inform him of its progress.

He has forgotten for the time the care and bustle of war, and fancied himself in his beloved paradise, his Sans-Souci, where it was allowed the hero to be a poet, and where he could for some genial hours put aside his dignity, and, instead of the enthroned ruler, be the cheerful sage, the smiling son of the Muses.

He, who had in his memory the royal artiste of Sans-Souci, exacted of the king, driven about by the hardships and necessities of war, that he should have lost nothing of the fulness of tone or the power and energy of execution.

At the same time, as if fearful that Gotzkowsky might yet venture to act contrary to his wishes, he continued more rapidly: "Now tell me a little about Berlin, and above all things about our gallery at Sans-Souci.

He protected Sans-Souci like something sacred.

He was no longer the philosopher of Sans-Souci, no longer the poet; he was now the warrior panting for battle and bloody vengeance.

For that reason, you will always find me well affected toward you, and in the Sans-Souci gallery you have created a beautiful memorial to yourself.

Indeed she seemed more familiar with Berlin, Potsdam, and Sans Souci than with the palace at Schönbrunn and the Emperor Joseph's castle.

THE CASTLE OF SANS SOUCI, POTSDAM THE CATHEDRAL OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLETOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE SCHÖNBRUNN, VIENNA SALZBURG, AUSTRIA [Illustration: COLOGNE CATHEDRAL]

[Illustration: THE CASTLE OF SANS SOUCI, POTSDAM]

"And you all seem very happy heresans souci.

Meanwhile the life of the Courtwhich passed for the most part at Potsdam, in the little palace of Sans Souci which Frederick had built for himselfproceeded on its accustomed course.