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guished, well-meaning men among them ; but they did 

 not persevere ; after a short time they were not better 

 than their predecessors nay, they became even greater 

 rascals. Not one of all the governments there has 

 kept the promises made to the people not one of them 

 has subordinated its own interest to the welfare of the 

 country. And until this be done, no power can pos- 

 sibly take a lasting root in France. The nation has 

 always been deceived, and will again be deceived ; 

 when it will punish the treason and the perjury of its 

 rulers ; for it is strong and mature enough to do this 

 at the proper time.' " 



8. 



VARNHAGEtf TO HUMBOLDT. 



BERLIN, January 23d, 1833. 



CERTAINLY it was I who met your Excellency some 

 time ago at the sunny hour of noon and who recognised 

 you too late, as I was recognised too late by you. 

 How I should have liked to run after you, but it would 

 not do, the distance was already too great. I would 

 have liked to have told you something concerning Mr. 

 von Bulow at London, which I had just got from the 



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