Memoirs of the Military and Political Life of Napoleon BonaparteC. Goodrich, 1822 - 395 σελίδες |
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... possessed equal advan- tages for successful warfare . It was not barbarous nations which he conquered ; but the most powerful kingdoms , possessing great resources , and a population , long habituated to war . It was not single states ...
... possessed equal advan- tages for successful warfare . It was not barbarous nations which he conquered ; but the most powerful kingdoms , possessing great resources , and a population , long habituated to war . It was not single states ...
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... possessed in an eminent degree all the advantages which can belong to such estab- lishments . 4 At the head of this system of military Education was L'Ecole Royale Militaire at Paris . The pupils of this school were drawn from those of ...
... possessed in an eminent degree all the advantages which can belong to such estab- lishments . 4 At the head of this system of military Education was L'Ecole Royale Militaire at Paris . The pupils of this school were drawn from those of ...
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... possessed a numerous and enlightened literati . She had men eminently learned in every department of science ; many of them having long deplored the consequences of that degrading ignorance which brooded over the nation , had exerted ...
... possessed a numerous and enlightened literati . She had men eminently learned in every department of science ; many of them having long deplored the consequences of that degrading ignorance which brooded over the nation , had exerted ...
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... possessed great strength , and was capable of sustaining much fatigue , he always had the appearance of weak and delicate health . The natural temper and genius of Bonaparte , and the principles which he had early avowed , left no doubt ...
... possessed great strength , and was capable of sustaining much fatigue , he always had the appearance of weak and delicate health . The natural temper and genius of Bonaparte , and the principles which he had early avowed , left no doubt ...
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... possessed little energy or capacity , nei- was he characterized by any conspicuous faults or vices . He held the sceptre with a feeble and trem- bling hand ; and from the want of firmness , vigour and decision , the virtues of his ...
... possessed little energy or capacity , nei- was he characterized by any conspicuous faults or vices . He held the sceptre with a feeble and trem- bling hand ; and from the want of firmness , vigour and decision , the virtues of his ...
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Σελίδα ii - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Σελίδα 258 - O God! that one might read the Book of Fate, And see the revolution of the times Make mountains level, and the continent, Weary of solid firmness, melt itself Into the sea : and, other times, to s'ee The beachy girdle of the ocean Too wide for Neptune's hips...
Σελίδα 340 - I place myself under the protection of their laws, which I claim from your Royal Highness, as the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous, of my enemies.
Σελίδα 370 - This is my codicil and act of my last will. From the funds remitted in gold to the Empress Maria Louisa, my very dear and well-beloved spouse, at Orleans, in 1814, there remain due to me two millions, which I dispose of by the present codicil, in order to recompense my most faithful servants, whom I besides recommend to the protection of my dear Maria Louisa.
Σελίδα 140 - Janissary, undaunted, replied, 'I must answer that question by asking you the same; your answer will be, that you came to serve your sultan; so did I mine." The intrepid frankness of the reply excited universal interest in his favour. Bonaparte even smiled. 'He is saved," whispered some of the aids-du-camp.
Σελίδα 384 - Of all the generals I ever had under me, Desaix and Kleber possessed the greatest talents; especially DesaU, as Kleber only loved glory, inasmuch as it was the means of procuring him riches and pleasures ; whereas Desaix loved glory for itself, and despised every thing else. Desaix was wholly wrapt up in war and glory. To him riches and pleasure were valueless, nor did he give them a moment's thought.
Σελίδα 374 - ... with a paltry mantel-piece of wood, painted white, upon which stood a small marble bust of his son. Above the mantel-piece hung the portrait of...
Σελίδα 292 - Sovereign, will immediately annihilate this last attempt of a criminal and impotent delirium ; all the Sovereigns of Europe animated by the same sentiments, and guided by the same principles, declare that if, contrary to all calculations, there should result from this event any real danger, they will be ready to give to the King of France, and to the French nation, or to any other...
Σελίδα 140 - ... prisoners, ordered them to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa; where a division of French infantry formed against them. When the Turks had entered into their fatal alignment, and the mournful preparations were completed, the signal gun fired. Vollies of...
Σελίδα 256 - The Allied powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the only obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he renounces for himself and his heirs the thrones of France and Italy, and that there is no personal sacrifice, ab I?