Napoleon Bonaparte
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
For all his many glaring faults and ambitions, Napoleon was one of the greatest men modern civilization has produced.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Napoleon Bonaparte” mean?
For all his many glaring faults and ambitions, Napoleon was one of the greatest men modern civilization has produced.
Is “Napoleon Bonaparte” formal or informal?
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