Germany should be attacked, not Spain or Italy.

If we obtain great success, advantage should never be taken of it to penetrate into Italy while Germany, unweakened, offers a formidable front" (Iung's Bonaparte, tome ii.p.

936), He was always opposed to the wild plans which had ruined so many French armies in Italy, and which the Directory tried to force on him, of marching on Rome and Naples after every success in the north.]-- In these intervals of leisure Bonaparte was accustomed to retire to bed early.

I used to read to him every evening.

When I read poetry he would fall asleep; but when he asked for the Life of Cromwell I counted on sitting up pretty late.