This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...their spoils. The sovereigns, when they broke their faith with him, are said to have only done what was just; and, when they made war on him, to have taken a laudable vengeance. In short, he is not allowed the benefit of the conventional code of morals drawn f up by the tacit consent of mankind for their kings, rulers, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...their spoils. The sovereigns, when they broke their faith with him, are said to have only done what was just; and, when they made war on him, to have taken a laudable vengeance. In short, he is not allowed the benefit of the conventional code of morals drawn f up by the tacit consent of mankind for their kings, rulers, and military commanders; but is judged as though he had held none of these dignities. The circumstances of Napoleon were very difficult at the best, but he made them doubly so by reposing even that small measure of faith in the Austrian court, which made him suppose that his close alliance with it, and his late brilliant victories, would induce it to observe some degree of honourable dealing towards him. His imperial marriage thus became one cause of his ruin. It was under this delusion that he granted the armistice after the battle of Bautzen, and gave his defeated enemies breathing time to mature their plans. The first positive conviction of his mistake came to him in an interview with Metternich, at Dresden, on the 28th of June. Napoleon addressed the minister abruptly, as if resolved to bring him to the point. "Ah, Metternich!" said he, "I guess the purpose of your cabinet. You wish to profit by my embarrassments, and seize on the favourable moment to regain as much as you can of what I have taken from you. Well, let us drive a bargain--how much is it you want? Will it suit you to accept of Illyria and to remain neuter? Your neutrality is all I require. I can deal with the Russians and Prussians with my own army." "Ah, Sire," replied Metternich, "it depends solely on your majesty to unite all our forces with yours. But the truth must be told. Matters are come to that extremity that Austria cannot remain ...
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