In none of his foreign Ambitions could he succeed; in none of his domestic Reforms.

In regard to these latter, somebody remarks: "No Austrian man or thing articulately contradicted his fine efforts that way; but, inarticulately, the whole weight of Austrian VIS INERTIAE bore day and night against him;--whereby, as we now see, he bearing the other way with the force of a steam-ram, a hundred tons to the square inch, the one result was, To dislocate every joint in the Austrian Edifice, and have it ready for the Napoleonic Earthquakes that ensued." In regard to ambitions abroad it was no better.

The Dutch fired upon his Scheld Frigate: "War, if you will, you most aggressive Kaiser; but this Toll is ours!" His Netherlands revolted against him, "Can holy religion, and old use-and-wont be tumbled about at this rate ?" His Grand Russian Copartneries and Turk War went to water and disaster.

His reforms, one and all, had to be revoked for the present.

Poor Joseph, broken-hearted (for his private griefs were many, too), lay down to die.