•"*" Field-Marshal Von Moltke, the man who is silent in seven languages, recently delivered an elaborate oration at the banquet of the Lincei at Rome. Signor Sella paid an elaborate compliment to the veteran warrior, and coupled his name with German science. In response Von Moltke arose, drew a scrap of paper from his pocket, adjusted his spectacles, and simply read one sentence in Italian: "Gentlemen, I ask you to drink to the health of his Majesty the King of Italy."
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume IV, Issue 179, 1 September 1876, Page 7
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80Untitled New Zealand Tablet, Volume IV, Issue 179, 1 September 1876, Page 7
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