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ofthefrenchstate;ofhisneodesoflahwere
adoptedinsteuropeanuntries;ofhisactivitiesinevery
fieldofpublicactivity;akethousandsofpagesbut
icanexplaininafecessfulduring
thefirstpartofhiscareerandhelast
tenyearsfroheyear1789untiltheyear1804;napoleon
hegreatleaderofthefrenchrevolutionhe
relyfightingforthegloryofhisoehedefeated
austriaanditalyandenglandandrussiabecausehe;hielf;
andhissoldiersheapostlesofthenereedof
‘‘liberty;frateityandequalityandiesof
theurtsheyhefriendsofthepeople
butintheyear1804;napoleondehielfhereditary
eerorofthefrenchandsentforpopepiusviitoe
andcro;evenasleoiii;intheyear800hadcrowned
thatothergreatkingofthefranks;charlegne;ple
antlybeforenapoleonseyes
one
anunsuonarchhe
forgothisspiritualther;thepoliticalclubofthejabins
heethe
chiefofalltheoppressorsandkepthisshootingsquadsready
toexecutethoseperialwillno
onehadshedatearainsof
theholyroneireedtothehistoricaldustbin
andangloryroyed
bythegrandsonofanitalianpeasantbuthenapoleonic
areshadinvadedspain;hadforcedthespaniardsto
regniseakingtheydetested;hadssacredthepoor
drilenesainedfaithfultotheiroldrulers;then
publipiniontuedagainsttheforrheroofrengoand
austerlitzandahundredotherrevolutionarybattlesthen
andonlythen;heheroofthe
revolutionbutthepersonificationofallthebadtraitsofthe
oldregi;possibleforenglandtogivedirectionto
thefastspreadingsentintofhatreduingall
honestnintoeneesofthefrencheeror
theenglishpeoplefroheverybeginninghadfelt
deeplydisgustedthegrueso
detailsoftheterrortheyhadstagedtheiro
revolutionduringthereignofcharlesiacenturybefore
ithadbeenaverysileaffairparedtotheupheavalof
parisintheeyesoftheaverageenglishnajabinwas
anstertobeshotatsightandnapoleonhechiefdevil
thebritishfleethadblockadedfranceeversincetheyear
1798ithadspoilednapoleonsplantoinvadeindiabyway
ofegyptandhadforiniousretreat;
afterhisvictoriesalongthebanksofthenileandfinally;
intheyear1805;englandgotthechanceithadedforso
long
nearcapetrafalgaronthesoutheastofspain;
nelsonannihilatedthenapoleonicfleet;beyondapossible
thatnton;theeerorwas
landlockedevenso;heaintain
hielfastheregnisedrulerofthentinenthadheunderstood
thesignsofthetisandacceptedthehonourablepeace
butnapoleonhadbeenblinded
bytheblazeofhisoognisenoequals
heuldtoleratenorivalsandhishatredtuedagainst
russia;thesteriouslandoftheendlessplain**s
inexhaustiblesupplyofcannonfodder
aslongasrussiahehalftedson
ofcatherihegreat;napoleonhadknoodealh
thesituationbutpaulgreoreandreirresponsible
untilhisexasperatedsubjectsurderhibr 》
lesttheyallbesenttothesiberianleadnesandthesonof
paul;theeeroralexander;didnotsharehisfathersaffection
fortheusurperheregardedastheeneofnkind;
theetealdisturberofthepeacehean
hathehadbeenchosenbygodtodeliverthe
thersicancursehejoinedprussiaandengland
andaustriaandhees
andfivetishefailedintheyear1812heonceretaun
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ted
napoleonuntilthefrencheeror;inablindrage;vowed
thathefarand
spainandgeyandhollandanditalyand
portugal;unentshhatthe
perorghtbedulyavenged
therestofthestoryisnknoarch
oftonths;napoleonreachedtherussiancapitaland
establishedhisheadquartersintheholykreinonthenight
ofsepteer15oftheyear1812;sfirethe
toheeveningofthefifthday
ca;napoleongavetheorderfortheretreattwoweeks
lateritbegantosnoytrudgedthroughdand
sleetuntilnoveerthe26thheriverberezinawas
reachedthentherussianattacksbeganinallseriousness
thessaeeh
ybutabintheddleofdeceer
thefirstofthesurvivorsbegantobeseeninthegecities
oftheeast
thenthereanyruursofaniendingrevolt
‘‘thetihase;thepeopleofeuropesaid;‘‘tofreeourselves
frohisinsufferableyokeandtheybegantolook
foroldshotgunsheeyeoftheeverpresent
frenchspiesbuteretheyknehadhappened;napoleon
yhehadlefthisdefeatedsoldiers
andinhislittlesleighhadrushedaheadtoparis;king
afinalappealforretroopsthatheghtdefendthesacred
soiloffranceagainstforeigninvasion
childrenofsixteenandseventeenfollowhenhe
vedeasteetthealliedpoober16;
18;and19oftheyear1813;theterriblebattleofleipzigtook
placehreedaysboysingreenandboysinblue
foughteachotheruntiltheelberanredhbloodonthe
afteoonofthe17thofoassedreservesofrussian
infantrybrokethroughthefrenchlinesandnapoleon
fled
backtoparisheall
son;butthealliedpoedthatlouisxviii;the
brotherofthelatekinglouisxvi;shouldoccupythefrench
throne;andsurroundedbyssacksanduhlans;thedulleyed
bourbonprincedehistriuhalentryintoparis
asfoapoleonheadethesovereignrulerofthe
littleislandofelbainthediterraneanwhereheorganised
hisstableboysintoaniaturearandfoughtbattlesona
chessboard
butnosoonerhadheleftfrancethanthepeoplebegan
torealisetheyhadlostthelasttyyears;however
stly;hadbeenaperiodofgreatgloryparishadbeenthe
capitalofthebourbonkingwhohadleaed
nothingandhadforgottennothingduringthedaysofhis
exiledisgustedeverybodybyhisindolence
onthefirstofrchoftheyear1815;herepresentatives
ofthealliesbling
thepofeurope;napoleonsuddenlylandednear
cannesinlessthanayhaddeserted
thebourbonsandhadrushedsouthooffertheirswords
andbayostothe‘‘littlerporalnapoleonrched
straighttoparisarch
thistiheorecautiousheofferedpeace;butthe
alliesinsistedupon
the‘‘perfidiousrsiarched
northightcrushhiseneesbeforetheyshould
beabletounitetheirforcesbutnapoleonwasnolongerhis
oldselfhefeltsickhegottiredeasilyhesleptwhenhe
oughttohavebeenupdirectingtheattackofhisadvance
guardbesides;hessednyofhisfaithfuloldgenerals
theyweredead
earlyinjunehisaresenteredbelgiuon