The Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon, Volume 4H. Colburn, 1835 |
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Page 135 - At all events, this concentration will be brought ".about, sooner or later, by the very force of events. " The impulse is given ; and I think, that since " my fall, and the destruction of my system, no " grand equilibrium can possibly be established in " Europe, except by the concentration and confe" deration of the principal nations.
Page 167 - Napoleon, shall retain besides, their property, moveable and immoveable, of whatever nature it may be, which they shall possess by individual and public right, and the rents of which they shall enjoy (also as individuals).
Page 269 - Every thing had been foreseen, and prepared — the different orders were already drawn up — nothing remained to be done but to sign them ; and the fate of the young Prince was thus decided.
Page 154 - The allied powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the only obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he renounces for himself and his heirs, the thrones of France and Italy, and that there is no personal sacrifice, even that of life, •which he is not ready to make for the interests of France.
Page 305 - O'Flaherty, was to me a matter of great surprise, as I never heard, but once, that the Irish brogue was translatable ; to be sure, that was from pretty good authority.
Page 270 - IV.— 9 strenuously opposed in this affair, and that numerous solicitations had been made to me, they are utterly false, and were only invented to make me appear in a more odious light. The same thing may be said of the various motives that have been ascribed to me ; these motives may have existed in the bosoms of those who acted an inferior part on...
Page 167 - Josephine shall be reduced to 1,000,000, in domains, or in inscriptions in the great book of France : she shall continue to enjoy, in full property, all her private property, moveable and immoveable, with power to dispose of it conformably to the French laws.
Page 194 - this way, the French people might have defied •<< the world, and might with justice have renewed '* the saying of the proud Gauls : — If the shy should " fall, we will keep it up with our lances.
Page 165 - Art. 1. His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon renounces for himself, his successors and descendants, as well as for all the members of his family, all right of sovereignty and dominion, as well to the French Empire, and the kingdom of Italy, as over every other country.
Page 244 - On a certain occasion it was observed to the Emperor, that he was not fond of setting forward his own merits : " That is," replied he " because " with me morality and generosity are not in my