December 27th.—Riots at Rome: Joseph Bonaparte (ambassador) insulted; General Duphot (engaged to Joseph's sister-in-law, Desirée) killed.
SERIES C
THE MARENGO CAMPAIGN, 1800
LETTERS OF THE FIRST CONSUL BONAPARTE TO HIS WIFE
| 3rd Outlaw. | "By the bare scalp of Robin Hood's fat friar, This fellow were a king for our wild faction! | |
| 1st Outlaw. | "We'll have him; sirs, a word. | |
| Speed. | "Master, be one of them, It is an honourable kind of thievery." |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act iv., Scene I.