NapoleonMacmillan, 1956 - 143 pages |
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... became a disciple of Rousseau and wrote political treatises of a juvenile doctrinaire kind . Later he became the grand enemy of the doc- trinaires , and especially of Rousseau ; and with Metternich he imputed the disasters of his age to ...
... became a disciple of Rousseau and wrote political treatises of a juvenile doctrinaire kind . Later he became the grand enemy of the doc- trinaires , and especially of Rousseau ; and with Metternich he imputed the disasters of his age to ...
Page 54
... became the squat figure that is so familiar to us . All who came into direct contact with him seem to have been struck by his irresistible eyes . He could be so fascinating in personal interview that an old enemy like Blücher was later ...
... became the squat figure that is so familiar to us . All who came into direct contact with him seem to have been struck by his irresistible eyes . He could be so fascinating in personal interview that an old enemy like Blücher was later ...
Page 83
... became clear to Napoleon that the Russians were advancing to meet him , whether Prussia still desired it or not . He could not afford to fight the Russians in Poland and have Prussia standing sullen and resentful in his rear . He had ...
... became clear to Napoleon that the Russians were advancing to meet him , whether Prussia still desired it or not . He could not afford to fight the Russians in Poland and have Prussia standing sullen and resentful in his rear . He had ...
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