Word: napoleon
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...concert was ended by a superb and stirring presentation of Beethoven's third symphony. This symphony was completed in 1804, and dedicated to Napoleon, but the news of the latter's assumption of the title of emperor so angered Beethoven that he tore off the title page, and restored it only when Napoleon died at St. Helena. The term "heroic" is applied to it, not in the sense of a military hero, but in that of a perfect man. The four movements depict man's various sensations: in the first, youthful and active emotions, followed by the mournful and solemn...
...Century bill-of-fare for March is varied enough to suit the most captious magazine reader. Unusually entertaining is the third installment of the famous Talleyrand Memoirs, containing, as it does, comments on the luxury and vice of Napoleon's court, which derive a peculiar flavor, coming, as they do, from the pen of Talley-rand...
...February number of The Century devotes a considerable space to the second installment from Talleyrand's memoirs. This section is devoted to Talleyrand and Napoleon...
Bismarck represents the greatest political force that was ever centered in one individual, In many ways he was above Napoleon the First and Cromwell for, while Napoleon, unknown in 1796 was at St. Helena in 1815, and while only about ten years invened between the deaths of Charles the First and Cromwell, Bismarck has been in power for nearly thirty years. Although not a commander he is a conqueror. He began to direct his armies in 1864 and in 1871 France was compelled to sue for peace. On the significance of the French belief in the meaning of Bismarek...