"Napoleon iii" Quotes from Famous Books
... pseudo-scientific admirers of a personal system blind them to the permanent truth, of which the succession of the decrepitude of Lewis XV. to the strength of his great-grandfather, and of the decrepitude of Napoleon III. to the strength of ... — Diderot and the Encyclopaedists (Vol 1 of 2) • John Morley
... often came there, in his day. One of Henri's best romances he owed to Compiegne; and while we were having what was meant to be a hurried luncheon, Mother Beckett made Brian tell the story. You know Brian came to Compiegne before the war and painted in the palace park, where Napoleon I and Napoleon III used to give their fetes-champetres; and he says that the picture is clear as ... — Everyman's Land • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
... Napoleon III., or rather Eugenie, his spouse, was the faithful godfather of Biarritz as a resort. The Villa Eugenie is no more; it was first transformed into a hotel and later destroyed by fire; but it was the first of a great ... — Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 (of 10) • Various
... in a blaze of glory that might well have satisfied the ambition of the First Bonaparte, did he, who, only twelve years before at Boulogne, had tried most ridiculously to excite a paltry rebellion by the display of a pet-eagle to his followers, mount the Imperial throne of France with the title of Napoleon III. ... — Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century - Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World • Various
... publicist, born at Rouen. He was parliamentary deputy for Sancerre in 1831 and took part in most of the political struggles of the following twenty years. He was exiled from France at the time of the Coup d'Etat, but returned during the reign of Napoleon III. Henceforth he devoted himself exclusively to historical studies. His Histoire du gouvernement parlementaire en France, published in 1870, secured his election to ... — Immortal Memories • Clement Shorter
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