 Napoleon, the hero of modern times, had merged in an unsightly and obese individual ; and we looked in vain for that overwhelming power of eye and force of expression which we had been taught to expect by a delusive imagination.  Napoleon in Exile: St. Helena (1815-1821) - Page 52by Norwood Young - 1915Full view - About this book
 | Archibald Philip Primrose Earl of Rosebery - 1900 - 294 pages
...general look was more that of an obese Spanish or Portuguese friar than the hero of modern times. . . . A fascinating prestige, which we had cherished all...had been taught to expect by a delusive imagination. THE END UC BERKELEY LIBRARIES CDDDfllllEl ... | |
 | 1904 - 730 pages
...dignified. I have seldom seen a man of stronger make, or better fitted to endure fatigue." Henri) : "A fascinating prestige, which we had cherished all...been taught to expect by a delusive imagination." From Napoleon we come to Lord Roberts. It would be superfluous to dwell upon his many achievements.... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1841 - 622 pages
...halos with which a sanguine fancy invests distant and remarkable objects, the interview with Napoleon had dissolved a glory, par excellence. A fascinating...then vanished like gossamer in the sun. The great Emperor Napoleon, the hero of modern . times, had merged in an unsightly and obese individual ; and... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1841 - 650 pages
...halos with which a sanguine fancy invests distant and remarkable objects, the interview with Napoleon had dissolved a glory, par excellence. A fascinating...then vanished like gossamer in the sun. The great Emperor N apoleon, the hero of modern times, had merged m an unsightly and obese individual ; and we... | |
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