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Excerpt from Jerusalem Revisited
It was desirable to strike the final blow before the efforts made for some years past to inspire new life into the decrepit body of Turkey might haply become successful, or before the Greeks, whose wealth and influence was rapidly increasing, should perhaps establish another Byzantine empire; thus robbing the Vulture of the North of the prey he has for so long been watching to seize. The opportunity for a movement had arrived. The temporary dissolution of the entente cordz'ale between England and France, consequent on the elevation of Napoleon III., the mutual jealousy and clashing interests of those powers in the Mediterranean, would, it was hoped, prevent them from acting together promptly and decidedly to oppose it. But even should they do so, and the general reprobation of Europe compel the Autocrat to renounce his purpose, still the efforts at resistance made by Turkey would no less ultimately serve his plans. Her internal resources would be consumed for the support of an enormous army; while that fanaticism, which has been the Chief obstacle to her improvement, being awakened by so unfair an aggression, would either precipitate the Sultan upon open hostilities, or, if he refused, imperil his very throne. Such were, at least, the anticipations at that time entertained; how signally they have been falsified by the course of events is notorious to every one.
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