This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...form ofthe conditional past the verbsprinted in Italics.) Ambition of Napoleon the First. Napoleon I. was gifted with1 ambition as wonderful as his genius, and it was his misfortune and that of France. Sprung2 from the Revolution, of which he defended the principles at the beginning of his career3, he ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...form ofthe conditional past the verbsprinted in Italics.) Ambition of Napoleon the First. Napoleon I. was gifted with1 ambition as wonderful as his genius, and it was his misfortune and that of France. Sprung2 from the Revolution, of which he defended the principles at the beginning of his career3, he turned aside4, for the advantage5 of himself and of his family, the great movement of the nations which were demanding6 liberty and equality. His glory, which will perhaps equal1 that of Alexander and of Cjesar8, would have been much greater if he had laboured for humanity instead of pursuing his selfish views3, and his name, cursed to-day by several contemporary4 historians, would have been surrounded by5 the unanimous11 love of posterity. If he had remained faithful to law and to honour, he would not have destroyed7 without warrant8, and by force and craft9, the established government, he would not have assassinated the Duke10 of Enghien, Paris would not have twice11 seen within her walls12, what she13 had not seen since the reign14 of an insane15 kiDg, Charles VI., an army of foreigners16 mistress of her gates17, of her streets and of her palaces. 1 to equal, egaler. 2 Ciesar, Cesar. 3 selfish views, ynes (igoistes. 4 contemporary, contem poraln.-' surrounded ly, entouiv de. c unanimous, unanime. l3 she, U. 7 to destroy, detruire. i u the reign, le regne. j s warrant, mandat. ls insane, en demence. & craft, la ruse. 10 foreigner, etraoger. 10 the Duke, le due. I 17 mistress of her gates, 11 twice, deux fols. maitresse de sea 12 within her walls, dans, portes. ses murs. SECOND PART. EXTRACTS. Mort De Jeanne D'akc. Le 30 mai 1431, elle monta dans la charrette du bourreau. Son confesseur, non celui qui l'avait..."
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