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eerorofaunitedgey
then;hopetentferdinand
hadabdicatedinfavourofhisnepheisjoseph
theyhadreinedfaithfultotheir
anyofhe
habsburgs;afterthenatureofthatstrangelycatlikefaly;
oncerelandedupontheirfeetandrapidlystrengthened
theirpositionasthestersofeasteandeeurope
theyplayedthegaofpoliticsveryadroitlyandusedthe
jealousiesoftheothergestatestopreventtheelevation
oftheprussiankingtotheierialdignitytheirlongtrain
ingintheartofsufferingdefeathadtaughtthehevalueof
patiencetheyknee
andheliberals;utterlyuntrainedinpracticalpolitics;
talkedandtalkedandtalkedandgotintoxicatedbytheirown
finespeeissed
theparliantoffrankfortandreestablishedtheold
andiossiblegenfederationhengressof
viennahadingworld
butangthenent
ofunpracticalenthusiasts;therery
squirebythenaofbisrck;adegooduseofhis
eyesandearshehadadeepntetfororatoryheknew
anofactionhasalhatnothing
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
beganbystrengtheningtheprussi