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History of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. XIX. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER VIII
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253, 254.
Sketch of what is authentically known about Bonneville: 'suspected both of MATINEES and of the Stolen EDITION.'"] he and no other, did write those MATINEES, which appeared next year in print (1766), and many times since; and have just been reprinted, as a surprising new discovery, at London, in Spring, 1863.
"3.

Again indubitable, That either after or before those Editorial exploits, Bonneville had sold the Marechal de Saxe's Plans and Papers, which were already the King's, to some second person, and been a second time paid for them.

And was, in regard to this Swindling exploit, found out; and by reason of that sale, or for what reason is not known, was put into Spandau, and, one hopes, ended his life there." ["Nicolai, UBI SUPRA;--and besides him, only the two following references, out of half a cart-load: 1.

Bachaumont, MEMOIRES SECRETES, '7th February, 1765' (see Barbier, _Dictionnaire des Anonymes,_ Matinees), who calls MATINEES 'a development of the IDEE DE LA PERSONNE,' &c.

(that is, of your 'DEMON NEWSWRITER;' already known to Bachaumont, this 'IDEE,' it seems, as well as the MATINEES in Manuscript).


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