. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. N THE VOYAGE OF LIFE. CHAPTER I. ON THE VOYAGE OF LIFE. [1851-1859.] Ambassador.—Interview with the King.— von Rochow.—Anecdotes.—Frankfurt.—Reception of the Prince of Prussia.—Society at Frankfurt.—TheKings Birthday.—Position of Prussia.—Correspondence. T some resting-placeon a journey intoPomerania whichBismarck under-took in the earlyspring of 1851, heheard from severalpersons of his ap-pointment as Am-bassador to the Dietin Frankfurt-on-theMaine, where theDiet was just thenre-assembling. Thatthis was not true heknew, but that he
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. N THE VOYAGE OF LIFE. CHAPTER I. ON THE VOYAGE OF LIFE. [1851-1859.] Ambassador.—Interview with the King.— von Rochow.—Anecdotes.—Frankfurt.—Reception of the Prince of Prussia.—Society at Frankfurt.—TheKings Birthday.—Position of Prussia.—Correspondence. T some resting-placeon a journey intoPomerania whichBismarck under-took in the earlyspring of 1851, heheard from severalpersons of his ap-pointment as Am-bassador to the Dietin Frankfurt-on-theMaine, where theDiet was just thenre-assembling. Thatthis was not true heknew, but that hewas very likely intended for the post he considered far from im-possible. He thought deeply over the matter; the reflectionwas a novel one, but by no means unwelcome; to him a parlia-mentary career had become the less pleasing the longer he hadfollowed it—he was not vain enough for that: his manly self-confidence, however, was considerable, and perhaps he thoughtof his mothers predictions. On his return to Berlin, after mi-. 218 AMBASSADOR AT FRANKFURT. nute self-examination, he determined to accept the position ofAmbassador to the Diet, should it be offered him. We do not know whether the idea of intrusting Bismarckwith this office—unquestionably the most important which Prus-
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