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    ofasuccessfulgeneralbythenaofnapoleonbonaparte,

    e``firstnsuloffraheyear1799.and

    durififteenyears,theoldeuropeanbeca

    thelaboratoryofanuerofpoliticalexperints,the

    likeofheworldhadneverseenbefore.

    napoleon

    napoleon

    napoleonheyear1769,thethirdson

    ofcarloriabuonaparte,anotarypublif

    thecityofajactheislandofrsidhisgood

    olihereforean,

    butanitalianiveislandanoldgreek,carthaginian

    andronlonyierraneanseahad

    foryearsbeenstrugglingtainitsindependence,

    firstofallfrohegenoese,andaftertheddleofthe

    eighteeuryfrohefrench,whohadkindlyoffered

    tohelpthersiandhad

    thenoccupiedtheislandfortheiro.

    duringthefirsttyyearsofhislife,youngnapoleon

    riotarsisinnfeiner,

    theyokeofthe

    bitterlyhatedfrene.butthefrenchrevolutionhad

    uedlyregheclaiofthersisandgradually

    napoleon,ilitary

    schoolofbrienne,driftedintotheserviceofhisadopteduntry.

    althoughheneverleaedtospellfrenchrrectlyor

    tospeakiteafren.

    iihecatostandasthehighestexpression

    ofallfrenchvirtues.atpresentheisregardedasthesyol

    ofthegalliius.

    napoleoniscalle**stareer

    doeshantyyears.inthatshortspan

    oftihefoughtreorevictoriesand

    rilesandnqueredresquarekilotersand

    killedrepeopleandbroughtaboutrerefenerally

    upseteuropetoagreaterextentthananybodyincluding

    alexahegreatandjenghiskhanhadevernaged

    todo.

    hetlefellohefirstyearsofhislife

    hishealthpressedanybody

    byhisgoodlooksandhereiheendofhisdaysvery

    cluyoappearatasocialfun.

    hedidnotenjoyasingleadvantageofbreedingorbirthor

    riches.freaterpartofhisyouthheely

    poorandofteogoealorwasobliged

    tokeaferapenniesincuriousways.

    hegavelittleproseasaliterarygenius.peted

    foraprizeofferedbytheacadeoflyons,hisessay

    ber15outof

    16eallthesedifficultiesthrough

    hisabsoluteandunshakablebeliefinhisoiny,andin

    hisobitionainspringofhis

    life.thethoughtofself,thehatcapitalletter

    ``nhters,andhrecurred

    foreverisofhishastilynstructedpalaces,the

    absoluteakethenanapoleoiortant

    thingintheeofgod,thesedesirescarried

    napoleontoapinnaeanhas

    everreached.

    ,youngbonapartewas

    veryfondofthe``livesoffausnarch,the

    ronhistorian,hadten.butheriedtoliveup

    tothehighstandardofcharactersetbytheseheroesofthe

    olderdays.napoleoohavebeendevoidofallthose

    eandthoughtfulsentintsaken

    differentfroheanils.ittodecide

    hanydegreeofaccuracyherheeverlovedanyone

    besideshielf.hekeptaother,but

    letiziahadtheairandnnersofagreatladyandafterthe

    fashionofitalianthers,shekneoruleherbroodof

    childrenandndtheirrespect.forafewyearshewas

    fondofjosephine,hisprettycreolehedaughter

    ofafrenartihehe

    vitedebeauhaais,edbyrobespierre

    abattleagainsttheprussians.but

    theeerordivorcedherason

    andheirandrriedthedaughteroftheaustrianeeror,

    becauseitseedgoodpolicy.

    duringthesiegeoftoulon,e

    asnderofabattery,napoleonstudiedcchiavelli

    hindustriouscare.hefolloheadviceoftheflorentine

    statesnandneverkepthisohis

    advaobreakit.theitudedidnotoc

    hispersonaldiary.her,tobequitefair,didheexpect

    itfrothers.heansuffering.

    heexecutedprisonersofin1798whohad

    beenprosedtheirlives,andhequietlyallowedhiswounded

    insyriatobeedpossibleto

    transporttheohisships.heorderedthedukeofenghien

    tobeodeathbyaprejudicedurtrtialandto

    beshotntrarytoalllahesolegroundthatthe

    ``bourbonsneededaan

    officersadeprisfortheir

    untrysindependenceshouldbeshotagainstthewall,

    ayrolesehero,fellintohishands

    afterastheroicresistance,hen

    traitor.

    inshort,peror,we

    begintouandthoseanxiousbritishtherswhoused

    todrivetheirchildrehethreatthat``bonaparte,

    ea

    theftheyverygood.a,havingsaidthese

    nyunpleasantthingsaboutthisstrayrant,wholooked

    aftereveryotherdepartntofhisarostcare,

    butedthedicalservids

    ellof

    hispsoldiers;havingsaidalltheseunpleasant

    thingsandbeingfullypreparedtoadd

    oacertainlurkingfeelingofdoubt.

    hereiaittingatafortabletableloadedheavily

    ytypeeraheron

    liricethecat,fondnessforcarbonpaper,

    andiaellingyouthattheeeroapoleonost

    ibleperson.butshouldihappentolookoutof

    thehavenue,andshouldtheendless

    processionoftrudcartsetoasuddenhalt,and

    shouldihearthesoundoftheheavydru

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