Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . ts to have been avain one ; and his remains now repose in the heart of his own country, in theplace worthy of Frances greatest general—under the dome of the Invalides. .he following account of the disinterment and appearance of Napoleons re-mains is from an eyewitness : The workmen were arduously employed from midnight, until half-pas
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . ts to have been avain one ; and his remains now repose in the heart of his own country, in theplace worthy of Frances greatest general—under the dome of the Invalides. .he following account of the disinterment and appearance of Napoleons re-mains is from an eyewitness : The workmen were arduously employed from midnight, until half-past nineoclock in the morning, before the earth was entirely removed from the vault,all the horizontal strata of masonry demolished, and the large slab which cov-ered the internal sarcophagus detached and raised by means of a crane. Thecemented masonry-work which enclosed the coffin on every side, and which,during the nineteen years that have elapsed since it was built, had suffered nodetriment, had so preserved it from the effects of the atmosphere and the neigh-boring spring, that at first sight it did not appear to be in the slightest degreeinjured. The sarcophagus in flagstones was perfect, and could scarcely be saidto be damp. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. 491. 490 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. It is difficult to describe with what anxiety, with what emotions, those whowere present waited for the moment that was to expose to them all that deatkhad left of Napoleon. Notwithstanding the singular state of preservation of thetomb and coffins, we would scarcely hope to find anything but some misshapenremains of the least perishable parts of the costume, as evidence of the when, by the hand of Dr. Guillard, the satin sheet was raised, an indescri-bable feeling of surprise and affection was expressed by the spectators, most ofwhom burst^nto tears. The emperor himself was before their eyes ! The fea-tures of his face, though changed, were perfectly recognised—the hands perfectlybeautif
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