Memorandums of a Residence in France in the Winter of 1815 16 Including Remark
Memorandums of a Residence in France in the Winter of 1815 16 Including Remark
Robert Colton
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His courage and perseverance are undeniable^ but the former has frequently been only the fury of revenge, and the latter obstinacy in despair* The French are especially indignant at the pre- THE RUSSIANS. 197 sent conduct of the Prussians. ** Men (say they) who never could stand against us in the field, even when they were defending their homes on their own soil ; who carried submis- sion to its uttermost extreme while we were their masters, will come here, behind the English^ and ravage the co...untry with unnecessary, wan- ton, and foolish cruelty. Oh, (say they) if we ever go to war with them again, woe to their recollections of France ; — only leave us to fight it out fairly, and if they ever gain one battle we will lay down at their feet in silence. " I have heard many young men of property say that they would willingly give up every farthing they possessed, and go as private soldiers for the sake of wreaking vengeance on the Prussians. Should they really quarrel with Prussia, and that power be not immediately succoured by the others, I think the French would fight stone walls, and perform " impossibilities '' to accom- plish the burning of Berlin.
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