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after its reviver, who never personally wore it—the im-
perial, as if to denote to the people that they were to
have the smallest possible share in the empire.
With every attempt at freedom on the Continent, the
Beard re-appears; it was one of the most effective stand-
ards in the war of freedom, when Germany rose against
Napoleon. In 1830, it was partially revived in France,
and later still it has made many a perjured continental
monarch* " quake and tremble in his capital," and re-
minded him that in spite of neglected promises and false
oaths, the reign of injustice " hangs hut on a hair," of
which the police will not always be able to check the free
growth.
I have now merely to notice very briefly, four modern
objections to the Beard.
I. " That it is less cleanly than shaving!' To this, the
answer is, that depends upon the wearer; and it will take
less time to keep clean, than to shave, especially where, as
* One hardly knows which is the most detestahle, the canting
hypocricy of Prussian constitutional pretence,—the more open pol-
troonery of Neapolitan despotism—or the paternal care to prevent
even the buddings of free thought as in Austria, where I can state
from my own knowledge that Schiller's works were seized as con-
traband on the Hungarian frontier, and a party in the Austrian ser-
vice who had attempted to defend the conduct of the government at a
Table d'Hote was sent for by the bead of the police, aud when to
excuse himself he alleged he was speaking Tor the government, was
replied to—"Young man, the government want no defence—no dis-
cussion—and your wisest coiu-se is to be silent!"
