Letter 090 — XC
Original French
Liebstadt, 22 février 1807.
Je reçois ta lettre du 8, mon amie; je vois avec plaisir que tu as été à l’Opéra et que tu as le projet de recevoir toutes les semaines. Va quelquefois au spectacle, et toujours en grande loge. Je vois aussi avec plaisir les fêtes qu’on te donne. Je me porte très bien. Le temps est toujours incertain; il gèle et dégèle. J’ai remis mon armée en cantonnements pour la reposer. Ne sois jamais triste, aime-moi, et crois à tous mes sentiments.
Musean translation
Machine-assisted Musean English translated from the French of the 172 Napoleon letters selected from Tancrède Martel, ed., Œuvres littéraires de Napoléon Bonaparte, tome 1 (Albert Savine, Paris, 1888). French Wikisource contributors supplied the scan-backed transcription: https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Bonaparte_-_Œuvres_littéraires,_tome_1,_1888.djvu (page histories credit contributors). The transcription is CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; this adapted text and translations are shared under the same license. Extraction removes markup and editorial notes; selected transcription repairs were checked against print images.
Liebstadt, February 22, 1807.
I have received your letter of the 8th, my dear friend; I am glad to see that you have been to the Opera and plan to receive guests every week. Go to the theater sometimes, and always in a large box. I am also glad to hear of the festivities given in your honor. I am very well. The weather is still uncertain; it freezes and thaws. I have put my army back into cantonments to give it rest. Never be sad, love me, and believe in all my affection.
Plain English translation
Independent machine-assisted Plain English translation from the 1888 Martel French edition, not a historical English translation. French Wikisource contributors supplied the scan-backed transcription: https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Bonaparte_-_Œuvres_littéraires,_tome_1,_1888.djvu (page histories credit contributors). The adapted transcription and translation are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Extraction removes markup and editorial notes and makes documented transcription repairs. French-source model review is not human specialist certification or a complete scan collation.
Liebstadt, February 22, 1807.
My dear, I've received your letter of the 8th. I'm pleased to hear you went to the opera and plan to entertain every week. Go to performances from time to time, and always take a grand box. I'm also glad people are giving parties for you. I'm very well. The weather remains unpredictable, freezing and thawing by turns. I've put my army back into quarters to give it a rest. Never be sad; love me, and trust in all my feelings for you.
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Letter 090 — XC is part of Letters to Josephine by Napoléon Bonaparte. This page sets the French original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is part 90 of 172 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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