Project Gutenberg's Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Volume 2, by Lewis GoldsmithThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Volume 2 Being Secret Letters from a Gentleman at Paris to a Nobleman inLondonAuthor: Lewis GoldsmithRelease Date: December 4, 2004 [EBook #3893]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COURT OF ST. CLOUD ***Produced by David WidgerMEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF ST. CLOUDBy Lewis GoldsmithBeing Secret Letters from a Gentleman at Paris to a Nobleman in LondonVolume 2LETTER XII.PARIS, August, 1805.MY LORD:—Bonaparte has been as profuse in his disposal of the Imperial diadem of Germany, as in his promisesof the papal tiara of Rome. The Houses of Austria and Brandenburgh, the Electors of Bavaria and Baden, have byturns been cajoled into a belief of his exclusive support towards obtaining it at the first vacancy. Those, however, whohave paid attention to his machinations, and studied his actions; who remember his pedantic affectation of beingconsidered a modern, or rather a second Charlemagne; and who have traced his steps through the labyrinth of follyand wickedness, of meanness and greatness, of art, corruption, and policy, which have seated him on the presentthrone, can ...
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