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nds
ofasuccessfulgeneralbythenaofnapoleonbonaparte,
e``firstnsuloffranceintheyear1799and
duringthenextfifteenyears,theoldeuropeanntinentbeca
thelaboratoryofanuerofpoliticalexperints,the
likeofheworldhadneverseenbefore
napoleon
napoleon
napoleonheyear1769,thethirdson
ofcarloriabuonaparte,anhonestnotarypublif
thecityofajacciointheislandofrsica,andhisgood
olinohethereforean,
butanitalianiveislandanoldgreek,carthaginian
andronlonyinthediterraneanseahad
foryearsbeenstrugglingtoregainitsindependence,
firstofallfrohegenoese,andaftertheddleofthe
eighteenthcenturyfrohefrench,whohadkindlyoffered
tohelpthersiandhad
thenoccupiedtheislandfortheiro
duringthefirsttyyearsofhislife,youngnapoleon
riotarsicansinnfeiner,
theyokeofthe
bitterlyhatedfrenchenebutthefrenchrevolutionhad
unexpectedlyregnisedtheclaiofthersicansandgradually
napoleon,ilitary
schoolofbrienne,driftedintotheserviceofhisadopteduntry
althoughheneverleaedtospellfrenchrrectlyor
tospeakiteafrenchn
induetihecatostandasthehighestexpression
ofallfrenchvirtuesatpresentheisregardedasthesyol
ofthegallicgenius
napoleoniscalle**stareer
doesnotverrethantyyearsinthatshortspan
oftihefoughtreorevictoriesand
rilesandnqueredresquarekilotersand
killedrepeopleandbroughtaboutrereforandgenerally
upseteuropetoagreaterextentthananybodyincluding
alexanderthegreatandjenghiskhanhadeveaged
todo
hetlefellohefirstyearsofhislife
hishealthpressedanybody
byhisgoodlooksandhereinedtotheendofhisdaysvery
cluyoappearatasocialfunction
hedidnotenjoyasingleadvantageofbreedingorbirthor
richesforthegreaterpartofhisyouthheely
poorandoftenhehadtogoealorwasobliged
tokeaferapenniesincuriousways
hegavelittleproseasaliterarygeniuspeted
foraprizeofferedbytheacadeoflyons,hisessay
ber15outof
16eallthesedifficultiesthrough
hisabsoluteandunshakablebeliefinhisoiny,andin
hisobitionainspringofhis
lifethethoughtofself,thehatcapitalletter
``nhters,andhrecurred
foreverintheoantsofhishastilynstructedpalaces,the
absoluteakethenanapoleonthestiortant
thingintheeofgod,thesedesirescarried
napoleontoapinnaeanhas
everreached
,youngbonapartewas
veryfondofthe``livesoffausnarch,the
ronhistorian,hadtenbuthenevertriedtoliveup
tothehighstandardofcharactersetbytheseheroesofthe
olderdaysnapoleonseetohavebeendevoidofallthose
nsiderateandthoughtfulsentintsaken
differentfroheanilsittodecide
hanydegreeofaccuracyherheeverlovedanyone
besideshielfhekeptaother,but
letiziahadtheairandnnersofagreatladyandafterthe
fashionofitalianthers,shekneoruleherbroodof
childrenandndtheirrespectforafewyearshewas
fondofjosephine,hisprettycreolehedaughter
ofafrenartiniqueandthehe
vitedebeauhaais,edbyrobespierre
abattleagainsttheprussiansbut
theeerordivorcedherason
andheirandrriedthedaughteroftheaustrianeeror,
becauseitseedgoodpolicy
duringthesiegeoftoulon,e
asnderofabattery,napoleonstudiedcchiavelli
hindustriouscarehefolloheadviceoftheflorentine
statesnandneverkepthisohis
advantagetobreakittheitudedidnotoccurin
hispersonaldictionaryneither,tobequitefair,didheexpect
itfrothersheansuffering
heexecutedprisonersofin1798whohad
beenprosedtheirlives,andhequietlyallowedhiswounded
insyriatobeedpossibleto
transporttheohisshipsheorderedthedukeofenghien
tobendeedtodeathbyaprejudicedurtrtialandto
beshotntrarytoalllahesolegroundthatthe
``bourbonsneededaan
officersadeprisoneringfortheir
untrysindependenceshouldbeshotagainstthenearestwall,
andhetyrolesehero,fellintohishands
afterastheroicresistance,hen
traitor
inshort,peror,we
begintounderstandthoseanxiousbritishtherswhoused
todrivetheirchildrentobedhthethreatthat``bonaparte,
eandget
theftheyverygoodandyet,havingsaidthese
nyunpleasantthingsaboutthisstrangetyrant,wholooked
aftereveryotherdepartntofhisarostcare,
butneglectedthedicalservice,ands
ellof
hispoorsingsoldiers;havingsaidalltheseunpleasant
thingsandbeingfullypreparedtoaddnyre,ist
nfesstoacertainlurkingfeelingofdoubt
hereiaittingatafortabletableloadedheavily
ytypeerandtheotheron
liricethecat,fondnessforcarbonpaper,
andiaellingyouthattheeeroapoleonost
ntetiblepersonbutshouldihappentolookoutof
thehavenue,andshouldtheendless
processionoftrucksandcartsetoasuddenhalt,and
shouldihearthesoundoftheheavydru
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nds
ofasuccessfulgeneralbythenaofnapoleonbonaparte,
e``firstnsuloffranceintheyear1799and
duringthenextfifteenyears,theoldeuropeanntinentbeca
thelaboratoryofanuerofpoliticalexperints,the
likeofheworldhadneverseenbefore
napoleon
napoleon
napoleonheyear1769,thethirdson
ofcarloriabuonaparte,anhonestnotarypublif
thecityofajacciointheislandofrsica,andhisgood
olinohethereforean,
butanitalianiveislandanoldgreek,carthaginian
andronlonyinthediterraneanseahad
foryearsbeenstrugglingtoregainitsindependence,
firstofallfrohegenoese,andaftertheddleofthe
eighteenthcenturyfrohefrench,whohadkindlyoffered
tohelpthersiandhad
thenoccupiedtheislandfortheiro
duringthefirsttyyearsofhislife,youngnapoleon
riotarsicansinnfeiner,
theyokeofthe
bitterlyhatedfrenchenebutthefrenchrevolutionhad
unexpectedlyregnisedtheclaiofthersicansandgradually
napoleon,ilitary
schoolofbrienne,driftedintotheserviceofhisadopteduntry
althoughheneverleaedtospellfrenchrrectlyor
tospeakiteafrenchn
induetihecatostandasthehighestexpression
ofallfrenchvirtuesatpresentheisregardedasthesyol
ofthegallicgenius
napoleoniscalle**stareer
doesnotverrethantyyearsinthatshortspan
oftihefoughtreorevictoriesand
rilesandnqueredresquarekilotersand
killedrepeopleandbroughtaboutrereforandgenerally
upseteuropetoagreaterextentthananybodyincluding
alexanderthegreatandjenghiskhanhadeveaged
todo
hetlefellohefirstyearsofhislife
hishealthpressedanybody
byhisgoodlooksandhereinedtotheendofhisdaysvery
cluyoappearatasocialfunction
hedidnotenjoyasingleadvantageofbreedingorbirthor
richesforthegreaterpartofhisyouthheely
poorandoftenhehadtogoealorwasobliged
tokeaferapenniesincuriousways
hegavelittleproseasaliterarygeniuspeted
foraprizeofferedbytheacadeoflyons,hisessay
ber15outof
16eallthesedifficultiesthrough
hisabsoluteandunshakablebeliefinhisoiny,andin
hisobitionainspringofhis
lifethethoughtofself,thehatcapitalletter
``nhters,andhrecurred
foreverintheoantsofhishastilynstructedpalaces,the
absoluteakethenanapoleonthestiortant
thingintheeofgod,thesedesirescarried
napoleontoapinnaeanhas
everreached
,youngbonapartewas
veryfondofthe``livesoffausnarch,the
ronhistorian,hadtenbuthenevertriedtoliveup
tothehighstandardofcharactersetbytheseheroesofthe
olderdaysnapoleonseetohavebeendevoidofallthose
nsiderateandthoughtfulsentintsaken
differentfroheanilsittodecide
hanydegreeofaccuracyherheeverlovedanyone
besideshielfhekeptaother,but
letiziahadtheairandnnersofagreatladyandafterthe
fashionofitalianthers,shekneoruleherbroodof
childrenandndtheirrespectforafewyearshewas
fondofjosephine,hisprettycreolehedaughter
ofafrenartiniqueandthehe
vitedebeauhaais,edbyrobespierre
abattleagainsttheprussiansbut
theeerordivorcedherason
andheirandrriedthedaughteroftheaustrianeeror,
becauseitseedgoodpolicy
duringthesiegeoftoulon,e
asnderofabattery,napoleonstudiedcchiavelli
hindustriouscarehefolloheadviceoftheflorentine
statesnandneverkepthisohis
advantagetobreakittheitudedidnotoccurin
hispersonaldictionaryneither,tobequitefair,didheexpect
itfrothersheansuffering
heexecutedprisonersofin1798whohad
beenprosedtheirlives,andhequietlyallowedhiswounded
insyriatobeedpossibleto
transporttheohisshipsheorderedthedukeofenghien
tobendeedtodeathbyaprejudicedurtrtialandto
beshotntrarytoalllahesolegroundthatthe
``bourbonsneededaan
officersadeprisoneringfortheir
untrysindependenceshouldbeshotagainstthenearestwall,
andhetyrolesehero,fellintohishands
afterastheroicresistance,hen
traitor
inshort,peror,we
begintounderstandthoseanxiousbritishtherswhoused
todrivetheirchildrentobedhthethreatthat``bonaparte,
eandget
theftheyverygoodandyet,havingsaidthese
nyunpleasantthingsaboutthisstrangetyrant,wholooked
aftereveryotherdepartntofhisarostcare,
butneglectedthedicalservice,ands
ellof
hispoorsingsoldiers;havingsaidalltheseunpleasant
thingsandbeingfullypreparedtoaddnyre,ist
nfesstoacertainlurkingfeelingofdoubt
hereiaittingatafortabletableloadedheavily
ytypeerandtheotheron
liricethecat,fondnessforcarbonpaper,
andiaellingyouthattheeeroapoleonost
ntetiblepersonbutshouldihappentolookoutof
thehavenue,andshouldtheendless
processionoftrucksandcartsetoasuddenhalt,and
shouldihearthesoundoftheheavydru
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