Excerpt from The Scourge, or Literary, Theatrical and Miscellaneous Magazine, 1814, Vol. 8Ambition and avarice are often the cause of ruining nations as well as individuals. We have a striking proof of the power by which the former can impel a man to rush upon his own destruction, ln the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte, and I fear we shall soon be able to adduce an example from amongst our selves of the dominion the latter may attain over a heart origi nally generous and brave.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.