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  • Beethoven's Third Symphony, or Eroica (Italian for "heroic"), was a tribute to Napoleon's conquests and bore the name "Buonaparte" (the Corsican form of the family name) on the title page until the composer is believed to have changed his mind when Bonaparte made himself emperor.

    How the great symphonies became our soundtrack to a changing world 2011

  • Beethoven's Third Symphony, or Eroica (Italian for "heroic"), was a tribute to Napoleon's conquests and bore the name "Buonaparte" (the Corsican form of the family name) on the title page until the composer is believed to have changed his mind when Bonaparte made himself emperor.

    The Guardian World News Vanessa Thorpe 2011

  • But ere long, the young officer called Buonaparte or Bonaparte became one of

    The Story of Mankind 1921

  • But the ruin of “her Achilles,” “her Cid” (as she now once more, in the day of misery, called Buonaparte), had entered deep into her heart.

    The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Lockhart, John G 1906

  • Chef de brigade, of extreme diligence, who often takes his nap of sleep among the guns; a short taciturn, olive-complexioned young man, not unknown to us, by name Buonaparte: one of the best Artillery-officers yet met with.

    The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1838

  • In these the Italian spelling "Buonaparte" is adopted, while in the French engravings of this period he is called "Bonaparte" or "General Bonaparte."

    The Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte Tarbell, Ida 1899

  • In these the Italian spelling of the name, "Buonaparte," is generally adopted.

    The Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte Tarbell, Ida 1899

  • Bourbon glories, so extolled by him, glorifies, apropos of the coronation of Charles X., the Napoleon whom in 1814 he called disdainfully "Buonaparte," loading him with the most cutting insults: --

    The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X Arthur L��on Imbert de Saint-Amand 1867

  • Stratford Canning (whose 'Buonaparte' is excellent), and many others, and Moore, and Hobhouse, and I, would try a fall now and then (if permitted), and you might coax

    Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815

  • War Poetry in the Age of Romanticism 1793-1815/1799.1 "Buonaparte"

    Buonaparte 1799

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