Short as was his public tenure he did enough to immortalize his name.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
If only for a moment I could shine, And blaze in splendor like a shooting star,- If only by a glorious deed I could immortalize the name of Catiline With everlasting glory and renown,- Then gladly should I, in the hour of triumph, Forsake all things,-flee to a foreign strand;- I'd plunge the dagger in my exiled heart, Die free and happy; for I should have lived!
"Early Plays Catiline, The Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans"
Henrik Ibsen
Such was the man who was to immortalize his name in many a contest, until his glory paled before the greater genius of Wellington.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose