A Selection from the Letters and Despatches of the First Napoleon: With Explanatory Notes, Τόμος 3Chapman and Hall, limited, 1884 |
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Σελίδα 16
... wish for war ? Why these continual complaints ? Why this insulting suspicion ? If I had wished to re - establish Poland I should not have withdrawn my troops from Germany . .. " " Napoleon , who was fond of declaring that this and that ...
... wish for war ? Why these continual complaints ? Why this insulting suspicion ? If I had wished to re - establish Poland I should not have withdrawn my troops from Germany . .. " " Napoleon , who was fond of declaring that this and that ...
Σελίδα 17
... wish your Holiness to entertain any doubt with regard to my prin- ciples or my intentions . Your Holiness forgot the principles of justice and charity when you fulminated your bull of excommunication ; it was to bless and strengthen ...
... wish your Holiness to entertain any doubt with regard to my prin- ciples or my intentions . Your Holiness forgot the principles of justice and charity when you fulminated your bull of excommunication ; it was to bless and strengthen ...
Σελίδα 19
... Your influence is powerful and your empire is great , when you remain within the limits traced by Jesus Christ ; but your power becomes ridiculous and despicable when you wish to to your Holiness , who is now better informed . C 2.
... Your influence is powerful and your empire is great , when you remain within the limits traced by Jesus Christ ; but your power becomes ridiculous and despicable when you wish to to your Holiness , who is now better informed . C 2.
Σελίδα 23
... wish to spend any money on it . " These two places , Ham and Sedan , were destined , the first to be the prison of Napoleon's successor , the second to witness his downfall . The first almoner , an archbishop of the great de Rohan ...
... wish to spend any money on it . " These two places , Ham and Sedan , were destined , the first to be the prison of Napoleon's successor , the second to witness his downfall . The first almoner , an archbishop of the great de Rohan ...
Σελίδα 28
... wish to have as many new pieces as possible in the month of Easter , as there are a great many foreigners in Paris ... wishes in this respect are all the more sincere because my own happiness will be essen- tially linked with yours . I ...
... wish to have as many new pieces as possible in the month of Easter , as there are a great many foreigners in Paris ... wishes in this respect are all the more sincere because my own happiness will be essen- tially linked with yours . I ...
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Σελίδα 340 - I recommend to my son never to forget that he was born a French prince, and never to allow himself to become an instrument in the hands of the triumvirs who oppress the nations of Europe ; he ought never to fight against France, or to injure her in any manner ; he ought to adopt my motto — "Every thing for the French people.
Σελίδα 328 - The loyalty, well held to fools, does make Our faith mere folly: — Yet he that can endure To follow with allegiance a fallen lord, Does conquer him that did his master conquer, And earns a place i
Σελίδα 281 - The Eagle, with the national colours, shall fly from steeple to steeple — even to the towers of Notre Dame. Then you will be able to show your scars with honour : then you will be able to glory in what you have done ; you will be the deliverers of the country.
Σελίδα 271 - The allied powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon was the sole obstacle to the reestablishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he renounces, for himself and his heirs, the throne of France and Italy, and that there is no personal sacrifice, even that of life, which he is not ready to make in the interest of France.
Σελίδα 330 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain!
Σελίδα 328 - I come, like Themistocles, to throw myself upon the hospitality of the British People. 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 324 - My political life is terminated, and I proclaim my son, under the title of Napoleon II., Emperor of the French.
Σελίδα 143 - And, last of all, an Admiral came, A terrible man with a terrible name, A name which you all know by sight very well, But which no one can speak, and no one can spell.
Σελίδα 324 - In commencing war for maintaining the national independence, I relied on the union of all efforts, of all wills, and the concurrence of all the national authorities. I had reason to hope for success, and I braved all the declarations of the powers against me. " Circumstances appear to me changed. I offer myself as a sacrifice to the hatred of the enemies of France.
Σελίδα 121 - Our choice cannot be difficult. Let us then march forward. Let us cross the Niemen, and carry the war into her country.