"A wise warning. (Founded on the first part of an old Fable, the sequel of which Mr. Punch trusts may never apply.)" – Kaiser Wilhelm II. ist bereit zum Flug wie Icarus. Er steht auf einem Felsen hoch über den Wolken, wobei an seinen Armen Flügel befestigt sind. Otto von Bismarck beträt Kaiser Wilhelm II., welche die richtige Flughöhe ist. Bildunterschrift: Daedalus Bismarck (Political Parent of Wilhelm Icarus). "My son, observe the middle path to fly, and fear to sink too low, or rise too high. Here the sun melts, there vapours damp your force, between the two extremes direct your course. Nor on the bear, nor on bootes gaze, nor on sword-arm' d orions' s dangerous rays: But follow me, thy guide, with watchful sight, and as I steer, direct thy cautious flight." Ovid, "Metamorphoses," Book VIII., Fable III.

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