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48 A TOUR THROUGH
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Stockholm
Ears late Dowager Queen, wh who 1. was. Sifler to his late
Majelty of Prufia, PEE many of the prefent
King’ s public meafures, and fhewed great difapprobation
of her Sons partiality to the cuftoms and manners of the
French; which, as it was likely, did not fail to give the
French feveral advantages, the confequence of fuch delu-
fion, That politic people, in this cafe did not omit the
improvement of fo favorable an opportunity of advancing
their interefts. At length by gradual approaches and
unfufpeGted fubtilty they made an invaluable purchafe
and became polleffors of a great part of the Harbour of
Gottenburg. This fo greatly difpleafed the Dowager
Queen, that, from that time, fhe abfented herfelf from the
Couyt and retired to the fimall, but beautiful, Palace built
in the Garden at Drodenholm.
It would be wrong to pals over the character of this
Lady in filence. She partook of mafiy of the flrong
LS Spel amentad
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