The history of the northern war; commencing in 1812, to the Congress at Vienna in 18151815 |
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... received a check , yet it was evident both from the strength of Wittgenstein's army , and from the talents and activity of the generals , Oudinot had no chance of cutting off the commu- nication with Petersburgh , nor of opening such a ...
... received a check , yet it was evident both from the strength of Wittgenstein's army , and from the talents and activity of the generals , Oudinot had no chance of cutting off the commu- nication with Petersburgh , nor of opening such a ...
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... received the attack with coolness and bravery , and preserved their position . The Rus- sian centre , now in its ... received a wound , of which sometime afterwards he died . The news of the battle of Borodino was received with great joy ...
... received the attack with coolness and bravery , and preserved their position . The Rus- sian centre , now in its ... received a wound , of which sometime afterwards he died . The news of the battle of Borodino was received with great joy ...
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... received from the lieutenant of the police , and which he says may be relied on , Moscow contains within the ramparts 250,000 , and in the adjacent villages 50,000 . We have already hinted at the passion the Rus- sians have for bell ...
... received from the lieutenant of the police , and which he says may be relied on , Moscow contains within the ramparts 250,000 , and in the adjacent villages 50,000 . We have already hinted at the passion the Rus- sians have for bell ...
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... received of the monarch , in whose piety or osten- tation it is said to have originated , are so contra- dictory , that the subject itself merits a little inves- tigation . The more we enquire into the real his tory of Russia , and of ...
... received of the monarch , in whose piety or osten- tation it is said to have originated , are so contra- dictory , that the subject itself merits a little inves- tigation . The more we enquire into the real his tory of Russia , and of ...
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... received the blow of the ham- mer , its thickness equalled 23 inches . The weight of this enormous mass of metal has been computed to be 443,772lbs ; which , if valued at three shillings a pound , amounts to 66,5651 . 16s . lying ...
... received the blow of the ham- mer , its thickness equalled 23 inches . The weight of this enormous mass of metal has been computed to be 443,772lbs ; which , if valued at three shillings a pound , amounts to 66,5651 . 16s . lying ...
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Page 580 - Grand, gloomy, and peculiar, he sat upon the throne, a sceptred hermit, wrapt in the solitude of his own originality. A mind bold, independent, and decisive — a will, despotic in its dictates — an energy...
Page 580 - A mind, bold, independent, and decisive — a will, despotic in its dictates — an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of this extraordinary character — the most extraordinary, perhaps, that, in the annals of this world, ever rose, or reigned, or fell.
Page 581 - ... despotism. A professed catholic, he imprisoned the pope ; a pretended patriot, he impoverished the country ; and, in the name of Brutus, he grasped without remorse, and wore without shame, the diadem of the Caesars ! Through this pantomime of policy, fortune played the clown to his caprices. At his touch, crowns...
Page 581 - Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount ; space no opposition that he did not spurn : and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar snows, he seemed proof against peril, and empowered with ubiquity! The whole continent of Europe trembled at beholding the audacity of his designs, and the miracle of their execution.
Page 581 - ... promulgate; in the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the crescent; for the sake of a divorce, he bowed before the Cross; the orphan of St. Louis, he became the adopted child of the Republic...
Page 583 - His fall, like his life, baffled all speculation. In short, his whole history was like a dream to the world, and no man can tell how or why he was awakened from the reverie.
Page 518 - That convention, however, may be terminated with twelve months' notice, at the option of either party. A treaty of amity, navigation, and commerce, between the United States and his majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia...
Page 580 - Subsidiary to this, there was no creed that he did not profess — there was no opinion that he did not promulgate ; in the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the crescent; for the sake of a divorce, he bowed before the cross ; the orphan of St.
Page 582 - Such a medley of contradictions, and, at the same time, such an individual consistency, were never united in the same character. A royalist, a republican, and an emperor; a Mohammedan, a Catholic...
Page 581 - Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation, when the world saw a subaltern of Corsica waving his imperial flag over her most ancient capitals.