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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