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THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF LORD MACAULAY
BOOK IX。
The Duke is received at Brussels by the King of the Netherlands with
great magnificence。 He is informed of the approach of the armies of all
the confederate kings。 The poet�察 �however�察 �with a laudable zeal for the
glory of his country�察�completely passes over the exploits of the Austrians
in Italy�察 �and the discussions of the congress。 England and France�察�
Wellington and Napoleon�察 �almost exclusively occupy his attention。
Several days are spent at Brussels in revelry。 The English heroes
astonish their allies by exhibiting splendid games�察�similar to those which
draw the flower of the British aristocracy to Newmarket and Moulsey
Hurst�察 �and which will be considered by our descendants with as much
veneration as the Olympian and Isthmian contests by classical students of
the present time。 In the combat of the cestus�察�Shaw�察�the lifeguardsman�察�
vanquishes the Prince of Orange�察 �and obtains a bull as a prize。 In the
horse´race�察�the Duke of Wellington and Lord Uxbridge ride against each
other�察 �the Duke is victorious�察 �and is rewarded with twelve opera´girls。
On the last day of the festivities�察�a splendid dance takes place�察�at which all
the heroes attend。
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THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF LORD MACAULAY
BOOK X。
Mars�察 �seeing the English army thus inactive�察 �hastens to rouse
Napoleon�察�who�察�conducted by Night and Silence�察�unexpectedly attacks the
Prussians。 The slaughter is immense。 Napoleon kills many whose
histories and families are happily particularised。 He slays Herman�察 �the
craniologist�察�who dwelt by the linden´shadowed Elbe�察�and measured with
his eye the skulls of all who walked through the streets of Berlin。 Alas� �
his own skull is now cleft by the Corsican sword。 Four pupils of the
University of Jena advance together to encounter the Emperor�察 �at four
blows he destroys them all。 Blucher rushes to arrest the devastation�察�
Napoleon strikes him to the ground�察�and is on the point of killing him�察�but
Gneisenau�察�Ziethen�察�Bulow�察�and all the other heroes of the Prussian army�察�
gather round him�察�and bear the venerable chief to a distance from the field。
The slaughter is continued till night。 In the meantime Neptune has
despatched Fame to bear the intelligence to the Duke�察�who is dancing at
Brussels。 The whole army is put in motion。 The Duke of Brunswick's
horse speaks to admonish him of his danger�察�but in vain。
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THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF LORD MACAULAY
BOOK VI。
Picton�察�the Duke of Brunswick�察�and the Prince of Orange�察�engage Ney
at Quatre Bras。 Ney kills the Duke of Brunswick�察�and strips him�察�sending
his belt to Napoleon。 The English fall back on Waterloo。 Jupiter calls a
council of the gods�察�and commands that none shall interfere on either side。
Mars and Neptune make very eloquent speeches。 The battle of Waterloo
commences。 Napoleon kills Picton and Delancy。 Ney engages
Ponsonby and kills him。 The Prince of Orange is wounded by Soult。
Lord Uxbridge flies to check the carnage。 He is severely wounded by
Napoleon�察 �and only saved by the assistance of Lord Hill。 In the
meantime the Duke makes a tremendous carnage among the French。 He
encounters General Duhesme and vanquishes him�察�but spares his life。 He
kills Toubert�察�who kept the gaming´house in the Palais Royal�察�and Maronet�察�
who loved to spend whole nights in drinking champagne。 Clerval�察 �who
had been hooted from the stage�察 �and had then become a captain in the
Imperial Guard�察 �wished that he had still continued to face the more
harmless enmity of the Parisian pit。 But Larrey�察 �the son of Esculapius�察�
whom his father had instructed in all the secrets of his art�察�and who was
surgeon´general of the French army�察�embraced the knees of the destroyer�察�
and conjured him not to give death to one whose office it was to give life。
The Duke raised him�察�and bade him live。
But we must hasten to the close。 Napoleon rushes to encounter
Wellington。 Both armies stand in mute amaze。 The heroes fire their
pistols�察 �that of Napoleon misses�察 �but that of Wellington�察 �formed by the
hand of Vulcan�察�and primed by the Cyclops�察�wounds the Emperor in the
thigh。 He flies�察�and takes refuge among his troops。 The flight becomes
promiscuous。 The arrival of the Prussians�察�from a motive of patriotism�察�
the poet completely passes over。
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THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF LORD MACAULAY
BOOK XII。
Things are now hastening to the catastrophe。 Napoleon flies to
London�察 �and�察 �seating himself on the hearth of the Regent�察 �embraces the
household gods and conjures him�察�by the venerable age of George III。�察�and
by the opening perfections of the Princess Charlotte�察�to spare him。 The
Prince is inclined to do so�察�when�察�looking on his breast�察�he sees there the
belt of the Duke of Brunswick。 He instantly draws his sword�察 �and is
about to stab the destroyer of his kinsman。 Piety and hospitality�察�
however�察 �restrain his hand。 He takes a middle course�察 �and condemns
Napoleon to be exposed on a desert island。 The King of France re´enters
Paris�察�and the poem concludes。
。。。
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THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF LORD MACAULAY
ON MITFORD'S HISTORY OF
GREECE。
��November 1824。��
This is a book which enjoys a great and increasing popularity�此 �but�察�
while it has attracted a considerable share of the public attention�察 �it has
been little noticed by the critics。 Mr Mitford has almost succeeded in
mounting�察�unperceived by those whose office it is to watch such aspirants�察�
to a high place among historians。 He has taken a seat on the dais without
being challenged by a single seneschal。 To oppose the progress of his
fame is now almost a hopeless enterprise。 Had he been reviewed with
candid severity�察 �when he had published only his first volume�察 �his work
would either have deserved its reputation�察�or would never have obtained it。
;Then�察─�as Indra says of Kehama�察 �then was the time to strike。; The time
was neglected�察�and the consequence is that Mr Mitford like Kehama�察�has
laid his victorious hand on the literary Amreeta�察�and seems about to taste
the precious elixir of immortality。 I shall venture to emulate the courage
of the honest Glendoveer ;When now He saw the Amreeta in Keha