. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. lives, as ghosts, forever. From the mansion we passed on to the upper terrace of thepark, and wandered down the cool shady alley of limes, thebranches of which bent to the ground, forming a verdant arbor ofsingular beauty. In this magnificent spot the lord of the mansionoften had the table spread for himself and friends. The park isremarkably distinguished for fine rows of trees, both old and new, 9-i THE UPPER TERRACE. and tHe lime-tree seems ever to have been the favorite tree of theBismarcks of Schonhausen. On the wall, separating the terrace
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. lives, as ghosts, forever. From the mansion we passed on to the upper terrace of thepark, and wandered down the cool shady alley of limes, thebranches of which bent to the ground, forming a verdant arbor ofsingular beauty. In this magnificent spot the lord of the mansionoften had the table spread for himself and friends. The park isremarkably distinguished for fine rows of trees, both old and new, 9-i THE UPPER TERRACE. and tHe lime-tree seems ever to have been the favorite tree of theBismarcks of Schonhausen. On the wall, separating the terrace from the park itself, there isgrowing a very handsome birch-tree, which appears to have beenself-sown. It has rooted itself deep into the stone, breakingdown a portion of the wall, and now grows up amidst ruins andwreaths of roses, like the green flag of a victor. The park is laid out according to the antique French style,with straight hedges, basins, and statues; but Nature has longsince overcome the garden shears of Lenotre. =~-^J~~- afe _ I. It is easy to perceive from the lower park itself that the lordof the manor is no longer present, and that the farm is the tall noble avenues and picturesque foliage, broadpatches planted with vegetables may be observed. This gives ahomely, but scarcely a neglected, appearance to the place, as itdoes not destroy the general beauty of the view. By an avenue, adorned with really splendid limes, we reach asmall bridge, leading across the mantled pool which divides thepark from the fields. On this side is the cool shade of the limes;
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