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    iseveracplishedbytalkinhisoere

    patriothehadbeentrainedintheoldsacy

    andheuldoutliehisopponentsjustasheuldoutwalk

    thendoutdrinkthendoutridethe

    bisrckfeltnvincedthattheloosenfederation

    oflittlestatesstbechangedintoastronguniteduntry

    ifitsotheothereuropeanpowers

    broughtupadstfeudalideasofloyalty;hedecidedthat

    thehouseofhohenzolle;ofostfaithful

    servant;shouldrulethenepetent

    habsburgsforthispurposehestfirstgetridofthe

    austrianinfluence;andhebegantokethenecessary

    preparationsforthispainfuloperation

    italyintheantihadsolvedhero;andhad

    ridherselfofherhatedaustrianstertheunityofitaly

    en;azziniandgaribaldi

    ofthesethree;cavour;thecivilengineerhtheshortsighted

    eyesandthesteelriedglasses;playedthepartofthecareful

    politiazzini;ostofhisdays

    indifferenteuropeangarrets;hidingfroheaustrianpolice;

    hepublicagitator;hhisbandofred

    shirtedroughriders;appealedtothepopularigination

    zziniandgaribaldihbelieversintherepublican

    forfgoventcavour;hoonarch

    ist;andtheothersyinsuch

    ttersofpracticalstatecraft;acceptedhisdecisionandsacrificed

    theirobitionsforthegreatergoodoftheirbeloved

    fatherland

    cavourfelttoarck

    didtoilyhinfinitecareand

    greatshretoojockeythesardinianking

    intoapositionfro

    theleadershipoftheentireitalianpeopletheunsettled

    politiin

    hisplansandnountryntributedretotheindependence

    ofitalythanheroldandtrustedandoftendistrusted

    neighbour;france

    inthatturbulentuntry;innoveeroftheyear1852;

    therepublichadetoasuddenbutnotunexpectedend

    napoleoniiithesonoflouisbonapartetheforrkingof

    holland;andthesllnepheuncle;hadre

    establishedaneireandhaddehielfeeror‘‘bythe

    graceofgodandthehepeople

    thisyoungn;anyand

    ixedhisfrenchhharshteutonicgutturalsjust

    asthefirstnapoleonhadalhelanguageofhis

    adopteduntryhastrongitalianaccentryingvery

    hardtousethenapoleonictraditionforhisobut

    hehadnyeneesanddidnotfeelverycertainofhishold

    uponhisreadydethronehehadgainedthefriendship

    ofqueenvictoriabutthishadnotbeenadifficulttask;asthe

    goodqueenparticularlybrilliantandible

    toflatteryasfortheothereuropeansovereigns;

    theytreatedthefrencheerorhinsultinghaughtiness

    andsatupnightsdevisingneheyuldshow

    theirupstart‘‘goodbrotherho

    napoleonofindahheuldbreak

    thisopposition;eitherthroughlove
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    orthroughfearhewell

    knehefascinationheillheldforhis

    subjectssincehebleforhisthronehe

    deeofeireforhighstakesheused

    anattackofrussiauponturkeyasanexcuseforbringing

    aboutthecrianbined

    againstthetsaronbehalfofthesultanitwasavery

    stlyandexceedinglyunprofitableenterpriseneither

    franuchglory

    butthecrianhingitgavesardinia

    achancetovolunteerontheewas

    detothe

    gratitudeofbothenglandandfrance

    havingdeuseoftheinteationalsituationtogetsardinia

    regnisedasoneofthereiortantpowersofeurope;

    thecleveritalianthenprovokedaweensardinia

    andaustriainjuneoftheyear1859heassuredhielfof

    thesupportofnapoleoninexchangefortheprovincesof

    savoyandthecityofnice;aliantown

    thefranitalianaresdefeatedtheaustriansatgenta

    andsolferino;andtheforraustrianprovincesandduchies

    florencebeca

    thecapitalofthisnealyuntiltheyear1870he

    frenhotodefendfrance

    againstthegesassoonastheyheitalian

    troopsenteredtheetealcityandthehouseofsardiniatook

    upitsresidenceintheoldpalaceofthequirinalhan

    anperor

    nstantine

    thepope;hoovedacrosstherivertiberandhid

    behindtheeof

    nyofhispredetheexileof

    avignonintheyear1377heprotestedloudlyagainstthis

    highhandedtheftofhisdoinsandaddressedlettersofappeal

    tothosefaithfulcatholicspathise

    inhislosstheiuer;hoall;

    andithasbeensteadilyde

    thecaresofstate;thepopeeto

    questionsofaspiritualnaturestandinghighabovethepetty

    quarrelsoftheeuropeanpoliticians;thepapacyassudanew

    dignityade

    itaninteationalpoialandreligiousprogress

    uode

    enosthanstprotestantsects

    inthisptofthengressofviennato

    settletheitalianquestionbykingthepeninsulaan

    austrianprovincelastundone

    thegeprobleoainedasyetunsolved

    itprovedthestdifficultofallthefailureoftherevolution

    oftheyear1848hadledtotheigrationofthere

    energetianpeople

    theseyoungfelloovedtotheunitedstatesofarica;

    tobrazil;totheneericatheir

    anybutbyadifferentsortofn

    intheneetatfrankfort;afterthellapse

    ofthegeparliantandthefailureoftheliberalsto

    establishauniteduntry;thekingdofprussiaed

    bythatsaottovonbisrckfrod

    afearckbynoanagedtogainthe

    pletenfidenceofthekingofprussiathatwasallhe

    askedfortheopinionoftheprussianparliantorofthe

    prussianpeopleinterestedhiotatallhhisowneyes

    hehadseenthedefeatoftheliberalsheknehathe

    beabletogetridofaustriahoutawarandhe

    beganbystrengtheningtheprussianarthelandtag;exasperated

    athishighhandedthods;refusedtogivehihe

    necessarycreditsbisrckdidnotevenbothertodiscuss

    thetterheyhthe

    helpoffundsheprussianhouseofpeersandtheking

    placedathisdisposalthenhelookedforanationalcause

    hepurposeofcreatingagreatwave

    ofpatriotisngallthegepeople

    inthenorthofgeythereheduchiesofschleswig

    andholsteiniddleageshadbeena

    sourceoftroublebothuntriesedbyacertain

    nuerofdanesandaans;butalthough

    theyark;they

    anintegralpartofthedanishstateandthisledto

    endlessdifficultiesheavenforbidthatishouldrevivethis

    forgottenquestionssettledbytheactsofthe

    reansinholstein

    heirabuseofthedanesandthedanesin

    schlesadeagreatadooftheirdanishness;andalleurope

    andgennerchors

    andtuvereinslistenedtosentintalspeechesaboutthe

    ‘‘lostbrethrenandthedifferentchancelleriesryingto

    disverobilisedher

    aresto‘‘savethelostprovincesasaustria;theofficial

    headofthegenfederation;uldnotallowprussia

    toaportanttter;thehabsburgtroops

    obilisedtooandthebinedaresofthet

    pohedanishfrontiersandafteraverybrave

    resistanceonthepartofthedanes;occupiedthethies

    thedanesappealedtoeurope;buteuropeherwise

    engagedandthepoordanestotheirfate

    bisrber

    uponhisierialprograeheusedthedivisionofthe

    spoilstopickaquarrelhaustriathehabsburgsfellinto

    thetraptheney;thearckand

    hisfaithfulgenerals;invadedboheaandinlessthansix

    helastoftheaustriantroopshadbeendestroyedat

    koniggratzandsadoheroadtoviennalayopenbut

    bisrckdidnottogotoofarheknehathewould

    needafehedefeated

    habsburgsverydecentterofpeace;providedtheywould

    resigntheirchaishipofthenfederationhewasless

    rallergestatesaken

    thesideoftheaustrians;andannexedtheoprussiathe

    greaterpartofthenorthestatesthenfordaneion;

    thesoannfederacy;andvictorious

    prussiaassudtheunoffian

    people

    europestoodaghastattherapidityhheworkof

    nsolidationhadbeendoneenglandeindifferent

    butfranceshowedsignsofdisapprovalnapoleon
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    shold

    uponthefrenean

    plishednothing

    asendadventureintheyear1863;y

    hadtriedtoforceanaustriangranddukebythenaof

    xilianuponthexiperor;had

    etoadisastrousendassoonasthearicancivilwarhad

    beenentaton

    hadforcedthefrenchtohdraheirtroopsandthishad

    giventhexiy

    andshoottheuneeeror

    itogivethenapoleonicthroneanew

    atofglorypainthinafean

    nfederationenapoleon

    decidedthataanyhingforhis

    dynastyhelookedforanex

    ofendlessrevolutions;gavehine

    justthenthespanishthronehappenedtobevacantit

    hadbeenofferedtothecatholicbranchofthehouseofhohenzolle

    thefrenenthadobjectedandthehohenzolles

    hadpolitelyrefusedtoacceptthecro

    napoleon;uch

    undertheinfluenceofhisbeautifulontijo;

    thedaughterofaspanishgentlenandthegranddaughter

    ofkirkpatrick;anaricannsulatlaga;where

    thegrapesefroeugenie;althoughshrewdenough;was

    asbadlyeducatedasstspanishenofthatdayshe

    ercyofherspiritualadvisersandthesehy

    gentlenfeltnolovefortheprotestantkingofprussia‘‘be

    bold;presstoherhusband;butshe

    ottedtoaddthesendhalfofthatfauspersianproverb

    onishestheheroto‘‘beboldbutnottoobold

    napoleon;nviny;addressed

    hielftothekingofprussiaandinsistedthatthekinggive

    hissurancesthat‘‘heitanothercandidature

    ofahohenzolleprincetothespanishcrownas

    thehohenzolleshadjustdeand

    aredthefrenent

    butnapoleonsatisfied

    itakingthe

    sthereonedayhehe

    frenchnisterriedtoreopenthediscussiontheking

    anslythatithatthe

    spanishquestionore

    reinedtobesaiduponthesubjectasatterof

    routine;areportofthisintervieelegraphedto

    bisrck;arckedited

    thedispatchforthebenefitoftheprussianandfrench

    pressnypeoplehavecalledhiasfordoing

    thisbisrckhoheexcusethatthedoctoring

    ofofficialneeierial;hadbeenone

    oftheprivilegesofallentshe‘‘edited

    telegrad;thegoodpeopleinberlinfeltthat

    theiroldandvenerablekinghhisniceewhiskershad

    beeninsultedbyanarrogantlittlefrenchnandtheequally

    goodpeopleofparisfleoaragebecausetheirperfectly

    urteousnisterhadbeenshohedoorbyaroyalprussian

    flunkey

    andsotheybothonths;

    napoleonandthegreaterpartofhisarwereprisonersof

    thegesthesendeirehadetoanendandthe

    thirdrepublicakingreadytodefendparisagainstthe

    geinvadersparisheldoutforfivelongnthsten

    daysbeforethesurrenderofthecity;inthenearbypalaceof

    versailles;builtbythatsakinglouisxivwhohadbeen

    suytotheges;thekingofprussia

    edgeeerorandaloudboong

    ofgunstoldthehungryparisiansthataneaneire

    hadtakentheplalessnfederationofteutonic

    statesandstateless

    inthisroughanquestiontled

    bytheendoftheyear1871;fiftysixyearsaftertherable

    gatheringatvienna;thehengresshadbeenentirely

    undonetteichandalexanderandtalleyrandhadtried

    togivethepeopleofeuropealastingpeacethethods

    theyhadeloyedhadcausedendlessionsand

    thefeelingofanbrotherhoodoftheeighteenthcentury

    hhas

    notyetetoanend

    theageoftheengine

    buthepeopleofeuropewere

    fightingfortheiational

    independence;thehey

    livedhadbeenentirelychanged

    byaseriesofinventions;hhad

    detheengine

    ofthe18thcenturythestfaithful

    andeffian

    thegreatestbenefaanracediedrethan

    halfallionyearsagoheurehalow

    brorongtigerliketeeth

    heodescientists;

    buttheyastheirsterfor

    hehadusedastoobreakanutandasticktoliftupaheavy

    boulderherandthelever;our

    firsttools;andhedidrethananyhunbeinge

    afterhiogivenhisenorusadvantageovertheother

    anilshesharesthispla

    eversince;nhastriedtokehislifeeasierbytheuse

    ofagreateueroftoolsthefirst

    deoutofanoldtreecreatedaschst
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