. Battles of the nineteenth century . had been obligedto retire, and the magnificent army of theCentre, led by masters in the art of waf, undeithe Emperor himself, we have seen dwindleddown to 13,000 in less than six months. It wasnot altogether the Russians, it was not entirelythe frost, although both contributed to itsdestruction : when all laws, physical and moral,are transgressed, when flesh and blood are triedbeyond the limits of possible endurance, andwild ambition takwS the place of common-sense,something will give, and disaster is certain inthe long run. By one of the most careful of c
. Battles of the nineteenth century . had been obligedto retire, and the magnificent army of theCentre, led by masters in the art of waf, undeithe Emperor himself, we have seen dwindleddown to 13,000 in less than six months. It wasnot altogether the Russians, it was not entirelythe frost, although both contributed to itsdestruction : when all laws, physical and moral,are transgressed, when flesh and blood are triedbeyond the limits of possible endurance, andwild ambition takwS the place of common-sense,something will give, and disaster is certain inthe long run. By one of the most careful of contemporarycomputations it is concluded that 552,000unfortunate creatures who had marched underthe eagles of Napoleon never returned from thatcampaign, and the medal struck by Alexander tocommemorate it, sums up the whole case in asentence of singular piety. On one side, in a triangle surrounded by rays,is the Eye of Providence, with the date beneathIt; on the other, the inscription : iVo/ unto ivs;not unto me; but unto Thy Name^^ 30.
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