The French, as finis of their attempt to cut Germany in Four, find themselves sunk into torpor, abeyance and dry-rot; fermenting towards they know not what.

Towards Spontaneous Combustion in the year 1789, and for long years onwards! There, readers, there is the next milestone for you, in the History of Mankind! That universal Burning-up, as in hell-fire, of Human Shams.

The oath of Twenty-five Million men, which has since become that of all men whatsoever, "Rather than live longer under lies, we will die!"-- that is the New Act in World-History.

New Act,--or, we may call it New PART; Drama of World-History, Part Third.

If Part SECOND was 1,800 years ago, this I reckon will be Part THIRD.