the conviction that the fate of Germany will decide the fate of Europe, a conviction which becomes daily more general.

Many important questions are but touched upon, and the historical dates are scanty; but I was obliged to restrict myself almost to the narrow limits of a pamphlet.

DONCASTER,

September 2, 1854.

DR. CARL RETSLAG.

IX. The Failure of the Revolutions of 1848..........

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X. Russia, and the State of the Continent

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XI. Diplomacy, and the Revision of the Map of Europe 122

XII. The War, and its Prospects

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POLITICAL SKETCHES.

I. MARCH OF CIVILIZATION.

ERRATA.

Page 4, line 20, for "Goethe," read "Goethe."
Page 5, line 21, for "its," read "it.”

Page 49, line 16, for "egoism," read "egotism."

Page 54, line 31, for "The history of," read “The history since.” Pages 62 and 63, for "egoism," read "egotism."

Page 63, first note, for "la Pæatrie," read "la Patrie."

Page 66, line 9, for "landerväterlichen," read "tandesvaterlichen."
Page 76, in note, for "Landshaft," read "Landschaft,"

Page 83, line 3, for "imperial," read "impartial."
Page 144, line 8, for "shrinks," read "thinks."
Page 149, line 19, for "country," read “century.”
Page 154, last line, for "umanity," read "humanity."

The mythology of all nations has always seen in the life of this world the march of Divinity. In the splendid images of their fancy lies hidden a deep and earnest

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