Excerpt from Letters From the Count De Las Cases: Consisting of a Second Letter to Prince Lucien Bonaparte, in Which Is Contained an Account of the Circumstances Attending His Arrest and Removal From St. Helena; And a Letter to Sir Hudson Lowe, Comprising an Historical Detail of the Whole of That Officer John, in captivity, received the honours of a King, which were refused him when seated on the throne: his misfortunes, not his t1t1e, were respected; and the French Prisoners, conquered by this elevation of mind, more than by their late discomfiture, burst into tears Of admiration; which were only checked by the reflection, that such genuine and unaltered heroism in an enemy, must certainly, in the issue, prove but the more dangerous to their native country.-hume's england, chapa xvr. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.