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... imperial designation of France . But titles change now without any turn of manners ; and with the exception that the fleurs de lys have disappeared from the newspapers and the pats of butter , I find here but little outward * Their good ...
... imperial designation of France . But titles change now without any turn of manners ; and with the exception that the fleurs de lys have disappeared from the newspapers and the pats of butter , I find here but little outward * Their good ...
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... Imperial guard under arms on that day , but there were several military men amongst the spectators about the porch , who consisted chiefly of women , and of the above - mentioned persons , apparently of the lower classes . Your friend ...
... Imperial guard under arms on that day , but there were several military men amongst the spectators about the porch , who consisted chiefly of women , and of the above - mentioned persons , apparently of the lower classes . Your friend ...
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... Imperial Lyceum , who came rushing shouting , and running , many of them out of their ranks , w petitions . Then , for the first time , Napoleon seemed delight he opened his mouth almost to a laugh , and turned round to attendants on ...
... Imperial Lyceum , who came rushing shouting , and running , many of them out of their ranks , w petitions . Then , for the first time , Napoleon seemed delight he opened his mouth almost to a laugh , and turned round to attendants on ...
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... imperial purse . The royal vice of ingratitude finds no place in the bosom of an usurper ; this baseness belongs to such as are born kings . There is some- thing magical in that power of personal attachment , which is proved by a ...
... imperial purse . The royal vice of ingratitude finds no place in the bosom of an usurper ; this baseness belongs to such as are born kings . There is some- thing magical in that power of personal attachment , which is proved by a ...
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... imperial court . To my mind , the very magnitude of the enterprise , and the facility * I learnt this afterwards on the spot from an Englishman , settled as a commis sary at Dole , who received the marshal's orders . This , written long ...
... imperial court . To my mind , the very magnitude of the enterprise , and the facility * I learnt this afterwards on the spot from an Englishman , settled as a commis sary at Dole , who received the marshal's orders . This , written long ...
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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