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EJMP.774.031
23 Feb 1774:41 (1/9)
London, October 27. A certain composer of music (Signior
Quantz) in the service of the King of Prussia, died lately
at Potsdam. His majesty expressed very great sorrow for his
death, and buried him most magnificently. People were at a
loss to assign a reason for the friendship which the King
pretended to have for the musician, when the world knows his
Majesty is an utter stranger to sensibility. However, the
true cause is easily accounted for; the King pretends to be
a great composer in music himself; the musician was modest,
and always confessed his inferiority, and celebrated the
compositions of his royal master. The truth is, the King is
but a second rate scratcher of notes, and his principal
composer was inferior to him. We never envy those whom we
excell. What a blessed people must the subjects of this
monarch be, who can boast that they have a Prince who is the
greatest warrior, philosopher, poet, legislator, musician,
and robber, in all his dominions!
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