Peter Parley's visit to London - Tim And Angi

114 PETER PARLEY'S
sion.
He was however recalled, and created
a peer of France by Charles X.'
" Such was Major Meadows' account of
this celebrated man. To Peter Parley he
was an object of great interest, because
his presence recalled the remembrance of
some of the spirit-stirring events in which
he had been a participator; not that Peter
Parley is an admirer of military genius or
delights in military
rather do honour to
of the human race than the
renown. He would
the humblest benefactor
greatest general
that ever lived. With him the glory of
James Watt, the inventor of the steam-engine,
far outshines the lustre of a Soult, or a
Ney, or an Alexander !
and he would rather