. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. name the Grand-Duchess Helena of Eussia, a born Princess ofWiirtemberg and widow of the Grand-Duke Michael Paulo-witsch, a lady of extraordinary abilities, and well informed in po-litical matters, whose influence is said to be very great, and thatnot alone in Russia. Among the statesmen whose acquaintance Bismarck madeupon the Rhine, we must first name the venerable Prince Met- 278 PRINCE METTERNICH. ternich, to whom liepaid a visit, shortlyafter his arrival inFrankfurt in thesummer of 1851, atthe Castle of Johan-nisberg. He hadmany conversations
. The life of Bismarck, private and political;. name the Grand-Duchess Helena of Eussia, a born Princess ofWiirtemberg and widow of the Grand-Duke Michael Paulo-witsch, a lady of extraordinary abilities, and well informed in po-litical matters, whose influence is said to be very great, and thatnot alone in Russia. Among the statesmen whose acquaintance Bismarck madeupon the Rhine, we must first name the venerable Prince Met- 278 PRINCE METTERNICH. ternich, to whom liepaid a visit, shortlyafter his arrival inFrankfurt in thesummer of 1851, atthe Castle of Johan-nisberg. He hadmany conversationswith the man whohad so long conduct-ed the policy of Aus-tria, in more thanone respect, in somasterly a manner,and, in contradis-tinction to Schwar-zenberg, had ever evinced a statesmanlike amenity towardsPrussia, and continued to do this in a very distinct manner. Metternich and Bismarck seated together at the Johannisberg!The one venerable with age, who had been every thing ; the oth-er a man who was to become every thing. The representative.
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