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after all, something noble in this constant yearning 

 to address masses of the people extempore, in this 

 impulse to speak with the public face to face. The 

 magnanimity of protecting the " servants in high 

 places," by wrapping them in the royal purple, will 

 not meet with much recognition. Can one then 

 assume a hostile attitude towards the small predatory 

 "birds of night?" A feeling of melancholy comes over 

 one that such a highly-gifted prince, guided as he is 

 by the most benevolent intentions, and in possession 

 of a vigorous mind, which is ever urging him to action, 

 should, in spite of his excellent intentions, be deceived 

 as to the direction in which his policy is leading. 

 When Parry, on the ice, wanted to reach the Pole with 

 his numerous Samojede dogs, sledges and dogs appa- 

 rently went forward. When, however, the sun broke 

 through the mist, and the latitude could be ascertained, 

 it was found that, without being aware of it, they had 

 actually gone several degrees backwards. The ground 

 over which they moved forward was a detached field of 

 ice carried south by the current. Ministers are this 

 moving icy ground. Is the current the dogmatizing 

 Missionary Philosophy ? 



A. HT. 



In the letter to Spontini there is a strange mistake : 

 la magie diverse, instead of la magie divine des sons n'a 

 pas d'action sur la prose de la vie. It is now certain 

 that the Empress will not come. The King will be, 

 on the 15th (?), in Sans Souci. 



