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... answered , " he was a great man ; but I should like him better if he had not burnt the Palatinate . " " What does that matter , " he replied briskly , " if the burning was necessary to the success of his plans ? " Napoleon's German ...
... answered , " he was a great man ; but I should like him better if he had not burnt the Palatinate . " " What does that matter , " he replied briskly , " if the burning was necessary to the success of his plans ? " Napoleon's German ...
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... answered unhesitatingly , " That that was no reason , for there were a crowd of saints in Paradise , and only 365 days in the year . " 1 Dining one day with one of the professors at Brienne , the professor knowing his young pupil's ...
... answered unhesitatingly , " That that was no reason , for there were a crowd of saints in Paradise , and only 365 days in the year . " 1 Dining one day with one of the professors at Brienne , the professor knowing his young pupil's ...
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... answered , " and I ask for nothing more ; I will be answerable for the result . " " My extreme youth when I took command of the army of Italy , " Napoleon remarked afterwards , “ made it necessary for me to evince great reserve of ...
... answered , " and I ask for nothing more ; I will be answerable for the result . " " My extreme youth when I took command of the army of Italy , " Napoleon remarked afterwards , “ made it necessary for me to evince great reserve of ...
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... answered her wisely : " Madame ! one may be a dutiful wife , and the good mother of a family . " Travelling through Switzerland , Napoleon was greeted with such enthusiasm that Bourrienne said to him , " It must be delightful to be ...
... answered her wisely : " Madame ! one may be a dutiful wife , and the good mother of a family . " Travelling through Switzerland , Napoleon was greeted with such enthusiasm that Bourrienne said to him , " It must be delightful to be ...
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... answer to the deputation that met to pass a eulo- gium upon Napoleon's splendid achievements , he replied as follows ... answered , " and give her this purse of gold from me . She can be no common woman to have brought up so good a son ...
... answer to the deputation that met to pass a eulo- gium upon Napoleon's splendid achievements , he replied as follows ... answered , " and give her this purse of gold from me . She can be no common woman to have brought up so good a son ...
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