BOOK idea, an hiftorian, whom I have before mentioned, ajvifes
>— J— ' his countrymen no longer to fuffer the republic to be governed
by chance, or to fubmit to the caft of the die the acl-
mmiftration of affairs, on which their very exiftence as a
nation depends *.
King Staniflaus Letziniki and the Abbé Konariki are the
moft celebrated of the modern Polifh authors, who have ex-
pofed in the ftrongeft colours the diforders of the government,
and the exorbitancy of privileges pofTelfed by the nobles
; but what avail the reprefentations of hiftorians againft
factions, againft a tumultuous nobility, or againft the cabals
of neighbouring powers. It is hardly poffible to fuppofe
that Poland, without an army, without money, without
fortrefles, without refources, and without gpod government
the fource of all the other calamities, will ever emerge from
her prefent lituation : her misfortunes will not only continue,
but will gradually increafe, notwithftanding the remon-
ftrances of a few real patriots ; until by flow progrefs, or
fome violent revolution, Poland either fubfides into an hereditary
monarchy, or a well-ordered republic ; or, which ! is
more probable, is totally fwallowed up by the neighbouring
powers.
* Non condemnetis (fays Sarniiki, in the virorum confilia ; nec iinatis- amplius cafu
ilriking paflage to which I allude, and o f rempublicam regi, nec permittatis dubia
which it is impoflible to preferve the fpirit alees res, in quibus vita et mors, falus et ia-
i-n a tranflation) qusefo ^prudentiffipiorum teritus, ad limen fedent.
Cl HAPLadiflaus,
called I . Loketec, died 1533.
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Cafimir IX. the Great, b. 1310; d. 1370,
aged 60 ; in him ended the male line o f
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daughter o f the emperor
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daughter o f Stephen governor
o f Bofinia. \______
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