A Sketch of the H s t o r Y Let. 8.

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But ail íuch measures were rendered impracti-cable, by the emperor çhiefly. Expérience hadfliown, that the powers who engaged in alliance>vith him mnst expect to take the whole burdenof his cause npon themselves ; and that Hungary would mairitain a perpétuai diversion in favor ofFrance , fi n ce he copld not resolve to lighten thetyrannical yoke he had establiflied in that countryand in Transilvania , n or his ministers to part withthe immense confiscations they had appropriatedto themselves. Paît expérience Ihowed this: andthe expérience that followed confirmed it veryfatally. But further, there was not only littleassistance to be expected from him by those vvhpIhould engage in his quarrel ; he did them him ofanother kind, and deprived them of many advan-tages by salle measures of policy and unfkilfulnégociations. Whiìst the death of Charles thesecond was expepted almoít daily, the court ofViennai'eemed to hâve forgut the court of Madrid ,and ail the prétentions on that crown. W hen thecount d’Harrach was sent thither, the impérialçounciis did íomething worse. The king ofSPAiN\vas ready to déclaré the archduke Charles hisíuccesior ; he was désirons to hâve this youngprince sent into Spain : the bent of the people wasîn favor of Austna, or it had been so, and mighthâve been easily turned the famé way agaiii: atcourt no cabal was yet formed in favor of Bour-bon, and a very weak intrigue was on fuot infayor pf the électoral prince of Bavaria . Notpnly Charles might hâve been on the spot ready