Life, 1895-07-25 · page 11 of 14
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 59 This page features caricatures of **Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince von Bismarck**, the Prussian statesman. The left illustration shows him as a student, depicted in a characteristic pose with a cane—emphasizing his imperious personality and habit of ordering authority figures around. The right illustration, titled "Mr. Bismarck in His Prime," shows him at a dining table, illustrating the accompanying text's characterization of him as commanding and dominant even in casual settings. The satirical text mocks Bismarck's arrogance and his control over those around him, including a narrative about him attempting to express love but being too proud to do so directly. The humor derives from portraying this powerful political figure as emotionally constrained by his own domineering nature—a pointed critique of his personality and influence.
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OTTO EDOUARD LEOPOLD, PRINCE VON BISMARCK. TAKEN WHEN A STUDENT. papa. Otto in his prime was a grand creature, made imperious from his habit of ordering the king about, sulky when thwarted, irritable, obstinate by nature, and always a giant. When offered a duke- dom, he replied that it might serve him when traveling incognito, but about this time he gained the controlling interest in a brewery, and his perspective may have warped. Had he not acquired the fatal habit of resigning, he might even now be strolling daily with William, taking him by the hand and pointing out the beauties of the German horizon, which has been made so much wider by his own efforts, &¢ OESN'T Jimimbibe freely?” “Yes, Never paid for a drink in his Ii Mr. BISMARCK. IN HIS PRIME, E loved her with a bashful love That yet remained unspoken, For every time he tried to speak He found his courage broken. LETTING HER KNOW. “IT cannot tell my love,” said he: ““Howe'er much I bewail it.” And so he wrote it on a card And asked her if she’d mail it. THE COMING WOMAN. comicbooks.com