An Historical Inquiry Into the Principal Circumstances and Events Relative to the Late Emperor Napoleon: In which are Investigated the Charges Brought Against the Government and Conduct of that Eminent IndividualE. Wilson, 1824 - 539 страници |
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... this extent ; no more . " I have , otherwise , no reason to be an admirer of Napoleon : detained in France during the spring of my life , and returned only to England when the pros- pects of youth were blighted , and the pe- riod xiii.
... this extent ; no more . " I have , otherwise , no reason to be an admirer of Napoleon : detained in France during the spring of my life , and returned only to England when the pros- pects of youth were blighted , and the pe- riod xiii.
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... England to enjoy a form of government infinitely superior to that of any other European state , and one which , with all its discre- pancies , I would ever exert my utmost , to uphold ; but , having declared this , I shall also declare ...
... England to enjoy a form of government infinitely superior to that of any other European state , and one which , with all its discre- pancies , I would ever exert my utmost , to uphold ; but , having declared this , I shall also declare ...
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... England as of France . " - Why so ? We have not had , for many years , any revolution in England ; nor , as far as human events can be predicted , are we likely to have . That the xxi.
... England as of France . " - Why so ? We have not had , for many years , any revolution in England ; nor , as far as human events can be predicted , are we likely to have . That the xxi.
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... England , which impaired their natural character , without substituting , in its place , what , perhaps , they meant to copy , has certainly rendered them worse than formerly they were . Habitual dissoluteness of manners , continued ...
... England , which impaired their natural character , without substituting , in its place , what , perhaps , they meant to copy , has certainly rendered them worse than formerly they were . Habitual dissoluteness of manners , continued ...
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... England , taken generally , are not profli- gate ; neither are they a bane to the nation . On the contrary , they present a preponderance of men who do honour to their post ; and who benefit the state . Were it otherwise , the members ...
... England , taken generally , are not profli- gate ; neither are they a bane to the nation . On the contrary , they present a preponderance of men who do honour to their post ; and who benefit the state . Were it otherwise , the members ...
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Страница 513 - The moment of finishing his plans in deliberation, and commencing them in action, was the same. I wonder what must have been the amount of that bribe in emolument or pleasure, that would have detained him a week inactive after their final adjustment.
Страница 487 - The pious mother, doom'd to death, Forsaken, wanders o'er the heath; The bleak wind whistles round her head, Her helpless orphans cry for bread; Bereft of shelter, food, and friend, She views the shades of night descend, And stretch'd beneath the inclement skies Weeps o'er her tender babes and dies. While the warm blood bedews my veins. And unimpair'd remembrance reigns, Resentment of my country's fate Within my filial breast shall beat...
Страница 514 - There have not been wanting trivial minds to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere men of taste ought to be silent respecting such a man as Howard ; he is above their sphere of judgment.
Страница 516 - Ev'n those who dwell beneath its very zone, Or never feel the rage, or never own ; What happier natures shrink at with affright, The hard inhabitant contends is right. Virtuous and vicious ev'ry man must be, Few in th...
Страница 164 - Bonaparte, finding that his hospitals at Jaffa were crowded with sick, sent for a physician, whose name should be inscribed in letters of gold, but which, from weighty reasons, cannot be here inserted: on his arrival, he entered into a long conversation with him respecting the danger of contagion, concluding at last with the remark, that something must be done to remedy the evil, and that the destruction of the sick in the hospital was the only measure which could be adopted.
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Страница 421 - I determined, however, as I was thoroughly convinced of the necessity of such a dreadful act, to take the whole responsibility upon myself ; and immediately upon Michel's coming up, I put an end to his life by shooting him through the head with a pistol. Had my own life alone...
Страница 519 - The love of praise, howe'er conceal'd by art, Reigns, more or less, and glows, in every heart : The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure ; The modest shun it, but to make it sure.