UponthewholeheblamedHeinelessthanGermanyandheaccusedheroftakingashabbyrevenge，intryingtoforgethim；intheheatofhisresentmentthatthereshouldbenorecordofHeineinthecitywherehewasborn，MarchcamenearignoringhimselfthefactthatthepoetFreiligrathwasalsobornthere。AsforthefamousDusseldorfschoolofpainting，whichoncefilledtheworldwiththeworstart，herejoicedthatitwasnowsodead，andhegrudgedtheglancewhichthebeautyofthenewArtAcademyextortedfromhim。ItisintheFrenchtaste，andissofaramonumenttothecontinuanceinonesortofthatFrenchsupremacy，ofwhichinanothersortanotherdenkmalcelebratestheoverthrow。DusseldorfisnotcontentwiththedenkmaloftheKaiseronhorseback，withthetwoVictoriesforgrooms；thereisasecond，whichtheMarchesfoundwhentheystrolledoutagainlateintheafternoon。Itisinthelovelyparkwhichliesintheheartofthecity，andtheyfeltinitspresencetheonlyemotionofsympathywhichthemanypatrioticmonumentsofGermanyawakenedinthem。Ithaddignityandrepose，whichtheseneverhadelsewhere；butitwasperhapsnotsomuchforthedyingwarriorandthepityinglionofthesculpturethattheirheartsweremovedasforthegentleandmournfulhumanityoftheinscription，whichdroppedintoequivalentEnglishverseinMarch’snote-book：
FamewasenoughfortheVictors，andgloryandverdurouslaurel；
Tearsbytheirmothersweptfoundedthisimageofstone。
Tothistheycouldforgivethevauntingrecord，onthereverse，oftheGermansoldierswhodiedheroesinthewarwithFrance，thewarwithAustria，andeventhewarwithpoorlittleDenmark！
Themorninghadbeenbrightandwarm，anditwasjustthattheafternoonshouldbedimandcold，withapalesunlookingthroughaSeptembermist，whichseemedtodeepentheseclusionandsilenceoftheforestreaches；