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Napoleon's obstinacy was, that he was kept three whole days on bread and cheese, and that cheese was not 'broccio'.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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The result of Napoleon's obstinacy was, that he was kept three whole days on bread and cheese, and that cheese was not 'broccio'.
The Memoirs of Napoleon Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de 1836
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Napoleon's obstinacy was, that he was kept three whole days on bread and cheese, and that cheese was not 'broccio'.
Memoirs of Napoleon — Complete Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne 1801
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Napoleon's obstinacy was, that he was kept three whole days on bread and cheese, and that cheese was not 'broccio'.
Memoirs of Napoleon — Volume 01 Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne 1801
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This put a different face on the transaction, but it added spice to the operation; and Napoleon actually succeeded in getting for his stale home bread, goodly sized pieces of fresh chestnut bread, and enough of the much-loved broccio, and bunches of luscious grapes, "to boot," to provide him with a generous meal.
The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French Eugenie Foa
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Now, broccio was the favorite cheese of the Corsican children, and
The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French Eugenie Foa
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See! he who will give me the biggest slice of broccio shall have first choice for the bread, and the next biggest, the next. "
The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French Eugenie Foa
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