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When falls the Coliseum , Rome shall fall ; And when Rome falls , the world . " Italy not only groans under the Austrian yoke , but also wars against the forms of Teutonic thought . The genius of the two countries is antagonistic .
When falls the Coliseum , Rome shall fall ; And when Rome falls , the world . " Italy not only groans under the Austrian yoke , but also wars against the forms of Teutonic thought . The genius of the two countries is antagonistic .
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| Title | Reflections on the European Revolution of 1848 |
| Authors | European revolution, Superior Spirit |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans., 1848 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 192 pages |
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