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For eight years I have been embellishing this country seat, where I have lived happily in the bosom of my family.

From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de

For eight years I have been embellishing this country-seat, where I have lived happily in the bosom of my family.

From The Two Great Retreats of History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)