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  stlyandexceedinglyunprofitableenterprise.her</p>

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  butthehing.itgavesardinia</p>

  acetovoluheewas</p>

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  gratitudeofbothenglandandfrance.</p>

  havingdeuseoftheiionalsituatiosardinia</p>

  regnisedasohereiortantpowersofeurope,</p>

  thecleveritalianthenprovokedaweensardinia</p>

  andaustriaiheyear1859.heassuredhielfof</p>

  thesupportofnapoleoninexgefortheprovincesof</p>

  savoyayofnice,aliantown.</p>

  thefranitalianaresdefeatedtheaustriansatgenta</p>

  andsolferino,andtheforraustrianprovindduchies</p>

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  thecapitalofthisnealyuntiltheyear1870he</p>

  frenhotodefendfrance</p>

  againstthegerns.assoonastheyheitalian</p>

  troopseheetealcityandthehouseofsardiniatook</p>

  upitsresideheoldpalaceofthequirinalhan</p>

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  thepope,hoovedacrosstherivertiberandhid</p>

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  nyofhispredetheexileof</p>

  avignonintheyear1377.heprotestedloudlyagainstthis</p>

  highhaheftofhisdoinsandaddressedlettersofappeal</p>

  tothosefaithfulspathise</p>

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  andithasbeensteadilyde</p>

  thecaresofstate,thepopeeto</p>

  questionsofaspiritualnature.standinghighabovethepetty</p>

  quarrelsoftheeuropeanpolitis,thepapacyassudanew</p>

  dignityade</p>

  itaionalpoialandreligiress</p>

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  enosthanstprotestas.</p>

  inthisptofthengressofviennato</p>

  settletheitaliaionbykingthepeninsulaan</p>

  austrianproviundone.</p>

  thegernprobleoainedasyetunsolved.</p>

  itprovedthestdifficultofall.thefailureoftherevolution</p>

  oftheyear1848hadledtotheigrationofthere</p>

  eianpeople.</p>

  theseyoungfelloovedtotheuatesofarica,</p>

  tobrazil,totheneerica.their</p>

  anybutbyadifferentsortofn.</p>

  iatfrankfort,afterthellapse</p>

  ofthegernparliantandthefailureoftheliberalsto</p>

  establishaury,thekingdofprussiaed</p>

  bythatsaottovonbisrckfrod</p>

  afearoaogainthe</p>

  pletenfidehekingofprussia.thatwasallhe</p>

  askedfor.theopinionoftheprussianparliantorofthe</p>

  prussianpeopleiedhiotatall.hhisowneyes</p>

  hehadseenthedefeatoftheliberals.hekhe</p>

  beabletogetridofaustriahoutawarandhe</p>

  beganbystrengtheningtheprussianar.thelandtag,exasperated</p>

  athishighhahods,refusedtogivehihe</p>

  neredits.bisrckdidnotevenbothertodiscuss</p>

  thetter.heyhthe</p>

  helpoffundsheprussianhouseofpeersandtheking</p>

  placedathisdisposal.thenhelookedforanationalcause</p>

  hepurposeofcreatingagreatwave</p>

  ofpatriotisngallthegernpeople.</p>

  ihofgernythereheduhleswig</p>

  andholsteiniddleageshadbeena</p>

  sourceoftrouble.bothuntriesedbyacertain</p>

  nuerofdanesandaans,butalthough</p>

  theyark,they</p>

  anintegralpartofthedanishstateandthisledto</p>

  endlessdifficulties.heavenforbidthatishouldrevivethis</p>

  fotteioledbytheactsofthe</p>

  reansinholstein</p>

  heirabuseofthedanesandthedanesin</p>

  schlesadeagreatadooftheirdanishness,andalleurope</p>

  andgernnnerchors</p>

  andtuvereinslisteosentintalspeechesaboutthe</p>

  ``lostbrethrenandthedifferentcelleriesryingto</p>

  disverobilisedher</p>

  aresto``savethelostprovinces.asaustria,theofficial</p>

  headofthegernion,uldnotallowprussia</p>

  toaportahehabsburgtroops</p>

  obilisedtooandthebinedaresofthet</p>

  pohedanishfrontiersandafteraverybrave</p>

  resistahepartofthedanes,oupiedthethies.</p>

  thedanesappealedtoeurope,buteuropeherwise</p>

  engagedandthepoordaheirfate.</p>

  bisrber</p>

  uponhisierialprograe.heusedthedivisionofthe</p>

  spoilstopickaquarrelhaustria.thehabsburgsfellinto</p>

  thetrap.theheard</p>

  hisfaithfulgenerals,invadedboheaandihansix</p>

  helastoftheaustriantroopshadbeeroyedat</p>

  koniggratzandsadoheroadtoviennalayopen.but</p>

  bisrckdidnottogotoofar.hekhewould</p>

  needafehedefeated</p>

  habsburgsverydetterofpeace,providedtheywould</p>

  resigntheirchairnshipoftheion.hewasless</p>

  rallergernstatesaken</p>

  thesideoftheaustrians,andaheoprussia.the</p>

  greaterpartofthenorthestatesthenfordaneion,</p>

  thesoannfederadvictorious</p>

  prussiaassudtheunoffian</p>

  people.</p>

  europestoodaghastattherapidityhheworkof</p>

  nsolidationhadbeendone.englandeindifferent</p>

  butfranceshowedsignsofdisapproval.napoleon</p>

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