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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 263, Supplementary Number (1827)

Note 8 — SIR WALTER SCOTT'S LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.

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Not literally, however: for it is worth mentioning, that when he was in full-blown possession of his power, an inheritance fell to the family, situated near Ajaccio, and was divided amongst them. The first consul, or emperor, received an olive-garden as his share.—Sketches of Corsica.

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