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〃'Mundus heu！ vult decipi； Sed non decipiatur； Non plus ultra inter gentes Litigantes et frementes Manus conferatur。
'Vivat Pax！ et comitent Dii nunc congressum； Ceu Deus ex machina Ipsa venit Cypria Roborans successum。
〃'Pereat discordia！ Vincat semper litem Proxenetae probitas； （27a） Fides； spes； et charitas； Gaudeamus item！
〃G。 S。〃
〃THE OTHER VERSION。 （From the 〃Pall Mall Gazette。〃）
〃A correspondent informs us that the version given in 'The Standard' of yesterday of the congratulatory ode （'Gaudeamus igitur；' etc。） addressed to the Congress by 'the well…known German poet Gustave Schwetschke；' and 'distributed by Prince Bismarck's request among the Plenipotentiaries；' is incorrect。 The true version； we are assured； is as follows：
〃'Rideamus igitur； Socii Congressus； Post dolores bellicosos； Post labores bumptiosos； Fit mirandus messus。
〃Ubi sunt qui apud nos Causas litigare； Moldo…Wallachae frementes； Graeculi esurientes？ Heu！ absquatulare。
〃'Ubi sunt provinciae Quas est laus pacasse？ Totae； totae； sunt partitae： Has tulerunt Muscovitae； Illas Count Andrassy。
〃'Et quid est quod Angliae Dedit hic Congressus？ Jus pro aliis pugnandi； Mortuum vivificandi … Splendidi successus！
〃'Vult Joannes decipi Et bamboosulatur。 Io Beacche！ Quae majestas！ Ostreae reportans testas Domum gloriatur！'〃
〃This version； which from internal evidence will be seen to be the true one； may be roughly Englished thus：
〃Let us have our hearty laugh； Greatest of Congresses！ After days and weeks pugnacious； After labours ostentatious； See how big the mess is！
〃'Where are those who at our bar Their demands have stated： Robbed Roumanians rampaging； Greeklings with earth…hunger raging？ Where？ Absquatulated！
〃'Where the lands we've pacified； With their rebel masses？ All are gone； yes； all up…gobbled： These the Muscovite has nobbled； Those are Count Andrassy's。
〃'And what does England carry off To add to her possessions？ The right to wage another's strife； The right to raise the dead to life … Glorious concessions！
〃'Well； let John Bull bamboozled be If he's so fond of sells！ Io Beacche！ Hark the cheering！ See him home in triumph bearing BOTH （27b） the oyster shells！'〃
（27a） 〃Der ehrlich Miikler。〃
（27b） Peace and Honour。
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