Russia in 1839 -Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia

CHARACTER OF NAPOLEON.oó

he had more grasp of mind than dignity of character, and that he was greater by his talent in availing himself of successes, than by his constancy in strug-сА\\щ against reverses. Then, but not till then, will the terrible consequences of his political immorality.. and his machiavelian government, be mitigated.

After leaviuo` the terraces of the Kremlin, I re-turned to my rooms with a feeling of exhaustion similar to that of a man who has been just witnessing the performance of some horrible tragedy, or rather like an invalid who awakes with the nightmare in a fever.