After a hostile reception by critics at the Paris salon of 1839, Wiertz published a furious call for Brussels to “rise up” and become “capital of Europe”, leaving Paris a mere “provincial” town.

1893年，就在Wiertz的作品在巴黎的画展沙龙遭受到敌对评论家批评后，他强烈号召布鲁塞尔“崛起”并成为“欧洲之都”，让巴黎仅仅成为“省城”。

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Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy of Islamabad's Quaid-e-Azam University says the Talibans rapid advance towards the capital was a wake-up call for the government.

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