d'Upsal est en possession de faire la cérémonie du of Upsal is in possession of to-do the ceremony of-the of Upsal has the privilege of performing the ceremony of the

sacre et du couronnement; c'est, de tant de droits

the usage,

donné

given

qui lui reste.

which to-him remains.
one remaining.

l'onction

the unction

arrogated
this was

Après avoir, selon

After to-have, according-to
After having admini-

au

to-the

prince, il

stered the unction to the prince according to the custom, he

tenoit entre ses mains la couronne pour la lui

† held

between his hands the

crown

for her to-him

regardant fièrement le prélat. La multitude, à qui regarding proudly the prelate. The multitude, to whom haughtily at the prelate. The multitude, who are

looking tout air de grandeur en impose toujours, applaudit all air of greatness of-it imposes always, applauded always awed by any thing which has an air of greatness, applauded

laissèrent entraîner à louer dans le fils cette fierté, to-draw-away to to-praise in the son that pride, were carried away to praise that haughty spirit in the son,

let

ministre, sans en avoir le nom. Peu de jours après

minister, without of-him to-have the name. minister, though without the title.

il le fit comte, ce qui est he him made count, that which is he created him a count, which is

Few of days after
In a few days

une qualité éminente en

a

a

in

quality eminent
high distinction in

gave

*

donnèrent point de lui des idées favorables: il parut of him of-the ideas favourable : it appeared he appeared qu'il avoit été plus impatient que digne de régner. that he had been more impatient than worthy of to have been rather impatient than worthy to reign.

excite a favourable opinion of him:

to-reign.

Il n'avoit à la vérité aucune passion dangereuse, mais

passion dangerous, dangerous passion,

but

but

on ne voyoit dans sa conduite que des emportemens

one not + saw in his conduct

his conduct displayed

of

youth and of obstinacy.

than of-the

only

transports
sallies

de jeunesse et d'opiniâtreté. Il paroissoit inappliqué

of youth and of wilfulness.

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Het appeared unapplied
He appeared heedless

E

et hautain. Les ambassadeurs qui étoient à sa cour and haughty. The ambassadors and haughty. The ambassadors

court

who † were at his
who were at his court

le prirent même pour un génie médiocre, et le a genius middling, and him thought him a man of very ordinary talents, and

him

took

peignirent

painted

even

for

such to their

masters. masters.

The Sweden

Sweden

represented him as such to their

avoit de lui la même opinion; personne ne

connoissoit son caractère; il l'ignoroit lui-même;

lorsque des orages, formés tout-à-coup dans le nord,

when of-the storms, formed when the storms,

which suddenly arose in the north,

donnèrent à ses talens cachés occasion de se

occasion of themselves

to his hidden talents to display

déployer. Trois puissans princes, voulant se

Three powerful willing themselves themselves. Three powerful sovereigns, wishing to take

prévaloir de son extrême jeunesse, conspirèrent sa

at the same moment, to effect his ruin. The first was

Frédéric Quatre, roi de Danemarck, son cousin; le Four, king of Denmark,

Frederick

Frederick the Fourth, king of

Denmark,

his

cousin ; the his cousin; the

roi de Po

second, Auguste, électeur de Saxe, second, Augustus, elector second, Augustus, elector of Saxony and king of Po

logne; Pierre le Grand, czar de Moscovie, étoit le

land;

land:

the

Peter the Great czar of Muscovy,
Peter the Great, czar of
Muscovy,

+ was

was the

troisième, et le plus dangereux. Il faut développer dangerous. It is-necessary to-develope

third, and the most
third, and the most formidable.

We must

trace

l'origine de ces guerres, qui ont produit de si

the origin

of these

wars,

which have produced of SO produced such grands événemens, et commencer par le Danemarck.

the origin of the wars, which

by the Denmark. Denmark.

great great events,

events,

and to-begin
and begin by

Of the two sisters

whom † had
of

Charles Twelve, the eldest Charles the Twelfth, the eldest

De deux sœurs qu'avoit Charles Douze, l'aînée

Of two sisters

avoit épousé le Duc de Holstein, jeune prince plein + had married the Duke of Holstein, young prince

full

had married the Duke of Holstein, a young prince of the

de bravoure et de douceur.

of bravery and of softness. greatest courage and gentleness.

roi de Danemarck, vint à
king of
king of

came to

Denmark,
Denmark, repaired to

Le duc, opprimé par le
The duke, oppressed by the
The duke, oppressed by the
Stockholm avec son

Stockholm
with his
Stockholm with his

épouse, se jeter entre les bras du roi,

between the
the

spouse, himself to-throw
wife, where he threw himself into

lui demander du secours,

non seulement comme

The ancient house of Holstein, which has merged in that

d'Oldenbourg, étoit montée sur le trône de Danemarck of Oldenburg, + was mounted upon the throne of of Oldenburg, was placed upon the throne of

Denmark Denmark

par élection, en mille quatre cents quarante-neuf.

forty-nine.

by election, in thousand four hundreds by election, in one thousand four hundred and forty-nine.

Tous les royaumes du nord étoient

All the kingdoms of-the north
northern kingdoms

All

the

+ were

alors

then

were, at that time,

his brother Adolphus a

tenderness

ог

had a tenderness or a delicacy of feeling towards his

des ménagemens, dont on ne trouve guère d'exof-which one not finds scarcely of which we

of-the

regards,

brother Adolphus,

find

few

of ex

ex

Il ne vouloit point le

him

He not + willed
He could not bear that he

mais il ne pouvoit dé

but he not was-able to-dis

yet he could not disIl partagea avec lui, par shared with him, by He, therefore, by an extraor

states. He

member his Own states.

un accord bizarre, les duchés de Holstein

an agreement odd,

the duchies of Holstein

dinary agreement, shared with him the duchies of Holstein

Gottorp et de Sleswick; établissant, que les des-
Gottorp and of Sleswig;
Gottorp and

establishing, that the deSleswig ; ordaining, that the de

cendans d'Adolphe gouverneroient désormais le