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" we will live " on the past: there is enough in it to satisfy us. " Do we not enjoy the life of Caesar and that of " Alexander ? We shall possess still more, you will " re-peruse yourself, Sire!" " Be it so !" rejoined Napoleon ;  "
The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany - Page 547
1823
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Memoirs of the Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon, Volume 1

Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases - 1855 - 434 pages
...not enjoy the life of Caesar and that of Alexander ? We shall possess still more, you will re -peruse yourself, Sire!" "Be it so !" rejoined Napoleon; "...destinies ; this is my grand doctrine:* "let mine also be accom* The following is a document which the above circumstance contributes to render still more precious...
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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 5

Sir Walter Scott - 1875 - 418 pages
...we will live on the past ; there is enough in it to satisfy ue. Do we not enjoy the life of Caesar and that of Alexander? We shall possess still more;...yourself, Sire!' — ' Be it so,' rejoined Napoleon, ' ve will write our memoirs. Yes, we must be employed; for occupatiou is the scythe of time.' "—...
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Memoirs of the Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon, Volume 1

Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases - 1890 - 552 pages
...not enjoy the life of Caesar and that of Alexander ? We shall possess still more, you will re peruse yourself, Sire !" " Be it so !" rejoined Napoleon...be employed ; for occupation is the scythe of Time. Atter all, a man ought to fulfil his destinies ; this is my grand doctrine :* " let mine also be accom•...
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Napoleon in His Own Defence: Being a Reprint of Certain Letters Written by ...

Clement King Shorter, Napoleon I (Emperor of the French), Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases, Barry Edward O'Meara, Theodore Edward Hook - 1910 - 352 pages
...we will live on the past : there is enough of it to satisfy us. Do we not enjoy the life of Caesar and that of Alexander ? We shall possess still more...my grand doctrine. Let mine also be accomplished.' " When the Northumberland stopped at Madeira, Napoleon took the opportunity of sending to the English...
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