BISMARCK AS AN OBATOR.
Prince Bismarck, thetigh a powerful speaker, is described as having a tmuJl hcai*e voice, which is in striking contrast lobisgigenlic picscnce. "Wl.eit be speaks he lays hoJd of the first object at Land, be it a pen, a parliamentary report, or a pair of scissors, and shakes it like a cane. He cannot speuk without having fctme such toy in his hand. He speaks slowly, and with gieatdelibe«ation,and often indulges in bon mots, which excite bursts- of laughter »n all sides of the Eeiehstag. He is also in the habit of embellishing his speeches with Fiench,. Latin, and Greek quotations, often unknown to the most erudite. It is said 1 of Bismarck that he conisuines more eau sucree than any member of the Reichstag, averaging a dozen glasses an hour, and ia time of great excitement he doabloa that number.
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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 448, 1 April 1875, Page 2
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144BISMARCK AS AN OBATOR. Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 448, 1 April 1875, Page 2
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