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... contest - Siege and fall of Mantua , and of the Piedmontese fortresses- Commencement of the siege of Genoa —Battle of Novi , and subsequent successes of the Allies - March of Suwarrow into Switzerland - His advance to the St Gothard ...
... contest - Siege and fall of Mantua , and of the Piedmontese fortresses- Commencement of the siege of Genoa —Battle of Novi , and subsequent successes of the Allies - March of Suwarrow into Switzerland - His advance to the St Gothard ...
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... contests in which he was always 1 Napoleon , so desirous to engage . ' iii . 183 . Serrurier . Serrurier , born in the Department of the Aisne , was a major at the commencement of the Revolu- tion , and incurred many dangers in its ...
... contests in which he was always 1 Napoleon , so desirous to engage . ' iii . 183 . Serrurier . Serrurier , born in the Department of the Aisne , was a major at the commencement of the Revolu- tion , and incurred many dangers in its ...
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... contest depended the fate of Italy . Wurmser fell into the same error as Bayalitch had 5th August . done in the preceding engagement , that of extending his right along the heights , in order to open a com- munication with Quasdanovich ...
... contest depended the fate of Italy . Wurmser fell into the same error as Bayalitch had 5th August . done in the preceding engagement , that of extending his right along the heights , in order to open a com- munication with Quasdanovich ...
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... contest for Italy was not abandoned , and passing quickly from one extreme to another , pre- pared with alacrity to follow the footsteps of their leader , without any regard to the fearful odds to 461 . which they were exposed . ' ' Th ...
... contest for Italy was not abandoned , and passing quickly from one extreme to another , pre- pared with alacrity to follow the footsteps of their leader , without any regard to the fearful odds to 461 . which they were exposed . ' ' Th ...
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... contest was raging on the lower Adige , remained in total inactivity on the upper part of that stream ; while Alvinzi , fettered by secret instructions from the Aulic Council to attempt nothing hazard- ous , and rather keep on the ...
... contest was raging on the lower Adige , remained in total inactivity on the upper part of that stream ; while Alvinzi , fettered by secret instructions from the Aulic Council to attempt nothing hazard- ous , and rather keep on the ...
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Adige Admiral Alps Alvinzi April Archduke arms arrived artillery attack Augereau Aulic Council Austrian bank battle Bour British campaign Carinthia cavalry centre CHAP Cisalpine republic columns command commenced contest Corresp Council danger defeated defiles democratic Desaix despatched Directory disasters division Egypt enemy Europe excited fleet forces France French army French Directory garrison Genoa hostilities Imperialists infantry insurrection Italian Italy Jacobins Joubert Jourdan Legnago length Leoben liberty Lombardy Mamelukes Mantua Massena ment Mign Milan military Moreau mountains Napo Napoleon nation Paris party passions peace Pichegru pieces of cannon possession prisoners rear Republic Republican resolved retired retreat Revolution revolutionary Rhine Royalists senate Serrurier ships siege sion soldiers soon speedily spirit St Cyr success Tarwis territory Thiers tion town treaty trians Tyrol valley Venetian Venice Verona victory viii whole Wurmser XXII XXIII XXIV СНАР
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Página 199 - One method of assault may be to effect in the forms of the Constitution alterations which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. In all the changes to which you may be invited remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of Governments as of other human institutions...
Página 199 - Constitution of a country; that facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion exposes to perpetual change, from the endless variety of hypothesis and opinion; and remember especially that for the efficient management of your common interests, in a country so extensive as ours, a Government of as much vigor as is consistent with the perfect security of Liberty is indispensable.
Página 199 - The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual...
Página 199 - The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and, sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty.
Página 266 - In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier; Her palaces are crumbling to the shore, And music meets not always now the ear: Those days are gone — but Beauty still is here. States fall, arts fade — but Nature doth not die, Nor yet forget how Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy!
Página 199 - This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed ; but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
Página 199 - Towards the preservation of your government, and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite, not only that you steadily discountenance irregular oppositions to its acknowledged authority, but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect in the forms...
Página 199 - In all the changes to which you may be invited, remember that time and habit are at least as necessary to fix the true character of governments, as of other human institutions; that experience is the surest standard, by which to test the real tendency of the existing constitution of a country; that facility in changes, upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change, from the endless variety of hypothesis and opinion...
Página 531 - Forgive me, Freedom! O forgive those dreams! I hear thy voice, I hear thy loud lament, From bleak Helvetia's icy caverns sent— I hear thy groans upon her blood-stained streams! Heroes, that for your peaceful country perished, And ye that, fleeing, spot your mountain-snows With bleeding wounds; forgive me, that I cherished One thought that ever blessed your cruel foes!
Página 429 - This tremendous explosion was followed by a silence not less awful : the firing immediately ceased on both sides, and the first sound which broke the silence was the dash of her shattered masts and yards, falling into the water from the vast height to which they had been exploded.