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...longer go about with pistols in their belts. "Whatever remains of past differences between the Party and the Army," concluded "Rosie," "has now been swept away by the forceful rush of the Realmleader's speech. Constructive work must and will result from this historic hour in the Prussian State Opera House...
Nevertheless, Paris remained. The futility of its resistance simply emphasizes the heroism of the defenders. For four months the city underwent a continual bombardment. Thiers and Gambetta, balloon ascensions across the Prussian lines, the relief army from the South, the National Guard, and the final triumphal entry of the besiegers, followed by the proclamation in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles of the German Empire--the whole is a fantasy worthy of the Arabian Nights, with a note of tragedy added...
...Franco-Prussian War," Professor Langer, Harvard...
...Background of the Franco-Prussian War," Professor Langer, Harvard...
Corot had a good voice, would sometimes sing at parties. He never read newspapers. Although he lived through two French revolutions (1830, 1848) and the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71) he seemed aware of only the latter...