Rumour and gossip of a pacific tenor could not hide the vital fact of incessant military preparation on both sides—steadfast and scientific in Prussia, loose and ill-concerted in France.
John Morley: “Rumour and gossip of a pacific tenor could not hide the vital fact of incessant military preparation on both…”
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Morley contrasts the military preparations of Prussia and France, emphasizing the tension leading up to war.
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