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... Napoleon ; and that the boatswain , in their name , addressed him on the quarter - deck , in a short harangue , in which he thanked his honour , and wished him long life and prosperity in the island of Elba , and better luck another ...
... Napoleon ; and that the boatswain , in their name , addressed him on the quarter - deck , in a short harangue , in which he thanked his honour , and wished him long life and prosperity in the island of Elba , and better luck another ...
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... Napoleon was on horseback . He rode off to the left of the line , but the approaching shouts told that he was returning . An officer rode quickly past the windows , waving his sword to the lines to fall back a little , and shortly ...
... Napoleon was on horseback . He rode off to the left of the line , but the approaching shouts told that he was returning . An officer rode quickly past the windows , waving his sword to the lines to fall back a little , and shortly ...
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... Napoleon at this moment . The unruffled calmness of his coun- tenance , at the first movement of the soldier , relaxing softly into a look of attention and of kindness , will never be erased from my memory . We are not stocks , nor ...
... Napoleon at this moment . The unruffled calmness of his coun- tenance , at the first movement of the soldier , relaxing softly into a look of attention and of kindness , will never be erased from my memory . We are not stocks , nor ...
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... Napoleon on this dreaded day was certainly of a mixed kind . The national guards , all of them shopkeepers , and who have been great gainers by the short peace , consider the return of Napoleon as the signal of war ; they did not ...
... Napoleon on this dreaded day was certainly of a mixed kind . The national guards , all of them shopkeepers , and who have been great gainers by the short peace , consider the return of Napoleon as the signal of war ; they did not ...
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... Napoleon entered at the third scene . The whole mass rose , with a shout which still thunders in my ears . The vives continued till the Emperor , after bowing to the right and left , had seated himself , and the play was recommenced ...
... Napoleon entered at the third scene . The whole mass rose , with a shout which still thunders in my ears . The vives continued till the Emperor , after bowing to the right and left , had seated himself , and the play was recommenced ...
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Common terms and phrases
abdication allies amongst appeared armées arms army assembly autres avait bataillons Blacas Bourbons c'est capital Carnot cause chamber of representatives chambre des pairs Champ citoyens command commission commission of government comte constitution contre corps Count court d'une declaration département droits Duke of Angoulême Duke of Otranto Duke of Wellington dynasty Elba Emperor enemies England English être fait favour Fouché Français France French friends garde nationale général grand guerre hommes honour imperial intérêts jour king l'armée l'Empereur l'empire l'ennemi Labédoyère letter liberty lois Lord Castlereagh Lord Wellington Louis Louis XVIII March Marshal ment ministers monarch Moniteur Mont-Saint-Jean moyens Napoleon national guard nobles nouvelle ont été Otranto paix Paris party patrie patriots peers peuple peut present prince puissances qu'elle qu'il regiments reign royal royalists sera seront seul Signé soldats soldiers sous sovereign throne tion tout traité troops Tuilleries Vive Wellington wish