Europe's Christmas-Tree
Anon
Genre: | Poetry, Drollery |
Subjects: | Military Technology, War |
Describes the gifts given to various European monarchs and statesmen. Notes that King Wilhelm I of Prussia received his 'passport / To power—a needle-gun', Emperor Napoleon III of France a Chassepot rifle, and John Bull a 'breech-loading, rifled / Ship cannon'. | |
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