en se rapprochant, in imitating

1. 1 1 . la pourpre, the (impérial) purple, a phrase derived from the purple border of the toga worn by the Emperors of Rome. Page 87.

1. 6. sur des pieds d'' argile, allusion to Nebuchadnezzar's dream, Daniel ii.

1. 15. Cependant, etc. Napoléon wrote to George III in person, a flagrant breach of étiquette ; and the tone of his letter was so offensive that his proposais can hardly be credited with sincerity. Still the fact that négociations were continued by Talleyrand may be held to imply that an advantageous peace would not hâve been unwelcome to Napoléon at this time.