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Morris, William O'connor, 1824-1904
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To ordinary observers, nevertheless, nay, to the great majority of soldiers and statesmen, the suprem- acy and the power of Napoleon seemed, at this junc- ture, as overwhelming as ever. He was master of the Continent, except in Spain and Portugal ; war with Russia had not yet been declared ; the belief was general that the Czar would not resist, or that re- sistance would end in another Friedland. It was as- sumed, too, as the event was to show, that Germany and Italy would bow to the will of t
...heir lord, and would march with his eagles beyond the Niemen ; and how could a half barbarian Empire cope with the armed strength of three-fourths of the European world ? England remained the only great Power at war with Napoleon ; and though she was still om- nipotent at sea, and had conducted a successful .campaign in Portugal, it seemed in the highest de- Digitized by VjOOQIC Ciudad Rodrigo 147 gree unlikely that she could permanently shake the structure of the French Empire. And England, at this time, had gravetroubles of herown ; shewasbeing drawn into a quarrel with the United States ; her in- ternal condition had become menacing ; millions of her poor population were suffering from distress, showing itself too often in riotous discontent; the pressure of taxation on all classes was intense.

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