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" I advised him to have nothing to do with so foul a transaction ; that he and I had acted too distinguished parts in these transactions to become executioners; and that I was determined that if the Sovereigns wished to put him to death they should appoint... "
Three years with the duke or Wellington in private life. By an ex-aid-de ... - Page 131
by lord William Pitt Lennox - 1853
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A Voice from Waterloo: A History of the Battle Fought on the 18th June 1815 ...

Edward Cotton - Great Britain - 1895 - 366 pages
...life. Bliicher wishes to kill him ; but I have told him that I shall remonstrate, and shall insist upon his being disposed of by common accord. I have likewise...that he and I had acted too distinguished parts in these transactions to become executioners ; and that I was determined, that if the sovereigns wished...
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Duty, with illustrations of courage, patience, & endurance. Popular ed

Samuel Smiles - 1900 - 456 pages
...have told him that I will remonstrate, and shall insist upon his being disposed of by common concord. I have likewise said that, as a private friend, I advised him to have nothing to do with so vile a transaction ; that he and I had acted too distinguished parts in these transactions to become...
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Napoleon in Exile: St. Helena (1815-1821)

Norwood Young - 1915 - 498 pages
...life. Bliicher writes to kill him : but I have told him that I shall remonstrate, and shall insist on his being disposed of by common accord. I have likewise...that he and I had acted too distinguished parts in these transactions to become executioners — and that I was determined that if the Sovereigns wished...
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1841-1857

Charles Larcom Graves - Great Britain - 1857 - 342 pages
...Napoleon, and here was his reply : — " wishes to kill him; but I have told him that I shall remonstrate; I have likewise said that, as a private friend, I...him to have nothing to do with so foul a transaction ; and that he and I had acted too distinguished parts in these transactions to become executioners;...
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Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life

Alan Schom - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 948 pages
...mention executing Napoleon himself. "Blucher wants to kill him," Wellington afterward related, "but I advised him to have nothing to do with so foul a transaction."46 Napoleon, after turning over the command of his troops to Marshal Soult, beat a hasty...
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Freedom and Organization, 1814-1914

Bertrand Russell - History - 2001 - 532 pages
...life. Bliicher writes to kill him; but I have told him that I shall remonstrate, and shall insist on his being disposed of by common accord. I have likewise...that he and I had acted too distinguished parts in these transactions to become executioners — and that I was determined that, if the Sovereigns wished...
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Napoleon and Wellington: The Battle of Waterloo- and the Great Commanders ...

Andrew Roberts - Generals - 2001 - 392 pages
...He added: 'Bliicher wishes to kill him; but I have told him that I shall remonstrate and insist on his being disposed of by common accord. I have likewise said that ... if the Sovereigns wished to put him to death they should appoint an executioner, which should not...
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The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, Volume 42

1853 - 852 pages
...will save his life. Bluchcr wishes to kill him ; that I shall remonstrate against, and shall insist on his being disposed of by common accord. I have likewise...that he and I had acted too distinguished parts in these transactions to become executioners ; and that I was determined, if the sovereigns wished to...
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