| Porte - 1866 - 146 páginas
...that we were able to see only a small part of it. Notwith-. standing Bonaparte's desire to " sleep on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people," the present Emperor designs that his remains shall be entombed amidfc the walls wherein the skeletons... | |
| 1867 - 874 páginas
...Seine, au milieu de ce peuple Français, que j'ai tant aimé." — (I desire that my ashes rest near the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I so much loved.) Although the amount of money and care expended upon a tomb is generally but little... | |
| John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1868 - 714 páginas
...diameter, and crowned with an eagle glittering in gold. Upon the base of the bolumn were inscribed the memorable words, — " It is my wish that my ashes...midst of the French people whom I have loved so well." A Grecian temple, one hundred feet high, was constructed at the termination of the wharf, under which... | |
| Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) - 1868 - 230 páginas
...16th of April Napoleon wrote a codicil to his will as follows: " 1st. I desire that my ashes shall repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people whom I loved so much. " 2nd. I bequeath to Counts Bertrand and Montholon, and to Marehand, the money, jewels,... | |
| Andrew Learmont Spedon - 1868 - 252 páginas
...135,000 Ibs. Over the door, in French, is the expression uttered by Napoleon on his death-bed. " I desire that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of that people of France whom I have loved so much." The walls of the crypt are also of polished granite... | |
| 1869 - 590 páginas
...memory and by the ashes of the great Napoleon, we find a quotation from the Emperor's will : Ч desire that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have ever loved.' As the guide-book minutely tells us, 'The ] lavement of the crypt is decorated with a... | |
| Oliver Optic - 1869 - 382 páginas
...Duroc and Bertrand. Over the entrance is an extract from Napoleon's will: "I desire that my remains may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so much." The sepulchral urn of the emperor is of polished red sandstone, iif one block, weighing thirteen... | |
| Samuel Cowan - 1869 - 92 páginas
...marble in letters of gold, are what are supposed to be the last words of the Emperor — " I desire that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of that people of France whom I have loved so much. " On each side is the tomb of each of his faithful... | |
| Appleton D. and co - 1870 - 746 páginas
...which, on a tablet, is the following extract from Napoleon's will: — "I desire that my ashes may rest on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people whom I have loved so well. " Two bronze caryatides — one on each side of the door leading to the crypt — hold the globe, sceptre,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1870 - 436 páginas
...emallcliithes April 16th, 1821. Lonywuod. This is a Codicil to my "Will 1 . It is my wish that my ashen may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom 1 loved »o well. 2. I bequeath to Counts Bertrand, Montholon, and to Marchand, the money, jewels,... | |
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