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but never if he were upon a throne would I come near him. He is the only man living who would adorn one. But thrones are my aversion and abhorrence. France, I fear, can exist in no other condition. May God protect the virtuous Louis Napoleon, and prolong in happiness the days of my dear kind friend Lady Blessington.

\"Walter Savage Landor.


\"P.S.—I wrote a short letter to the President, and not of congratulation. May


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but never if he were upon a throne would I come near him. He is the only man living who would adorn one. But thrones are my aversion and abhorrence. France, I fear, can exist in no other condition. May God protect the virtuous Louis Napoleon, and prolong in happiness the days of my dear kind friend Lady Blessington.

\"Walter Savage Landor.


\"P.S.—I wrote a short letter to the President, and not of congratulation. May


909 of 926