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ahelittle nonhisuch, thenidontknoafraidthatiwouldleave booksaenandhoahio folloyoher didthisandheavenknobotobeahero. llionsofotherpeoplesgrandfathersdidit.theyreceived heyexpeoheycheerfully gavelegsandarandlivestoservethisfner,ook thethousaheirhosandrched thenteofrussianlishorspanishor italianoraustrianonandstaredquietlyintospacewhile theyheagonyofdeath. ifyouaskforanexplanation,istanshati havenone.ilyguessatohereasons.napoleon hegreatestofactorsandthei esandunderalles hekhespectators standheuoodakethedeepest iression.herhespokeiia,before thebaids,oraddressed hisshiveringnonthedeadeno differealltisheasterofthesituation.even attheend,anexileonalittlerotheddleoftheatlantic, asiatthercyofadullandintolerablebritishgoveor, heheldthetreofthestage. afterthedefeatoferloo,sideofafew trustedfriendseversaperor.thepeopleof europekheheislandofst.helena theyknedayandnight theykhebritishfleetguardedthegarrisonh guardedtheeeroronhisfartlonghewas oftheherfriendorene.whenillness anddespairhadatlasttakenhieyesntinued tohaunttheue inthelifeoffranceasahundredyearsagowhenpeople faiheresightofthissalloanabled hishorsesintheholiesttelesoftherussiankrein,and ightyohisearthasif theykeys. togiveyouareoutlineofhislifeand upleofvolus.totellyouofhisgreatpoliti ofthefrenchstate,ofhisneodesoflahwere adoptedinsteuropeanuntries,ofhisactivitiesinevery fieldofpublitivity,akethousandsofpages.but iexplaininafecessfulduring thefirstpartofhiscareera tenyears.froheyear1789untiltheyear1804,napoleon hegreatleaderofthefrenchrevolution.he relyfightingfloryofhisoe.hedefeated austriaanditalyandenglandandrussiabecausehe,hielf, andhissoldiersheapostlesofthenereedof ``liberty,frateityandequalityandiesof theurtsheyhefriendsofthepeople. butintheyear1804,napoleondehielfhereditary eerorofthefrendsentforpopepiusviitoe thatreatkingofthefranks,charlegne,ple antlybeforenapoleonseyes. one anunsuonarch.he fothisspiritualther,thepolitilubofthejabins. heethe chiefofalltheoppressorsahisshootingsquadsready toexecutethoseperialwill.no onehadshedatearainsof theholyroothehistoricaldustbin andangloryroyed bythegrandsonofanitalianpeasant.buthenapoleonic areshadinvadedspain,hadforcedthespaniardsto regniseakiested,hadssacredthepoor drilenesainedfaithfultotheiroldrulers,then publipiniontuedagainsttheforrheroand austerlitzandahuherrevolutionarybattles.then andonlythen,heheroofthe revolutionbutthepersonificationofallthebadtraitsofthe i,possibleflandtogivedireto thefastspreadiintofhatreduingall honintoehefrencheeror. theenglishpeoplefroheverybeginninghadfelt deeplydisgustedthegrueso detailsoftheterror.theyhadstagedtheiro revolutithereignofcharlesiaturybefore. ithadbeenaverysileaffairparedtotheupheavalof paris.intheeyesoftheaverageenglishnajabinwas aobeshotatsightandnapoleonhechiefdevil. thebritishfleethadblockadedfranceeversiheyear 1798.ithadspoilednapoleonsplantoinvadeindiabyway ofegyptandhadforiniousretreat, afterhisvictoriesalongthe, intheyear1805,englandgottheceithadedforso long. nearcapetrafalgaroheastofspain, nelsonannihilatedthenapoleonicfleet,beyondapossible thatnton,theeerorwas landlocked.evenso,heaintain hielfastheregnisedrulerofthehadheuood thesignsofthetisandaeptedthehonourablepeace .butnapoleonhadbeenblinded bytheblazeofhisoognisenoequals. heuldtoleratenorivals.andhishatredtuedagainst russia,thesteriouslandoftheendlessplain**s inexhaustiblesupplyofonfodder. aslongasrussiahehalftedson ofcatherihegreat,napoleonhadknoodealh thesituation.butpaulgreoreandreirresponsible untilhisexasperatedsubjectsurderhibr> lesttheyallbesenttothesiberianleadnesandthesonof paul,theeeroralexander,didnotsharehisfathersaffe fortheusurperheregardedastheeneofnkind, theetealdisturberofthepeace.hean hathehadbeenchosenbygodtodeliverthe thersicurse.hejoinedprussiaandengland andaustriaandhees andfivetishefailed.intheyear1812heoaun ...