This is the Corporal stout and strong, Who fired the Mine with his match so long, Which was made by the Miners, &c. This is the Colonel of Infantry, Who ordered the Corporal stout and strong To fire the Mine, &c. This is the Marshall of high degree Who whispered the Colonel of Infantry To order the Corporal, &c. This is the Emperor who scampered away, And left the Marshall of high degree To whisper the Colonel, &c. These be the thousands who cursed the day, Which made him an Emperor, who scampered away, &c. These are the Monarchs so gen’rous and brave, Who conquer’d the Tyrant, and Liberty gave, To thousands & thousands who cursed the day, &c. CHAPTER LII. NAPOLEON’S RETURN TO PARIS--HIS RECEPTION. ‘Grasp all Lose all--_Atlas_ enraged--or the punishment of unqualified ambition’ is the title of a picture (December 1, 1813) which represents Atlas, who is kneeling down, preparing to drop the whole world on Napoleon. The latter, who has been touching those parts of the earth which are in his possession, and boasting, ‘France be mine! Holland be mine! Italy be mine! Spain and Poland be mine! Russ, Prussia, Turky, de whole world vil be mine!!!!’ staggers back, exclaiming, ‘Mons. Atlas, hold up, dont let it fall on me.’ Atlas, whose look is fearful, says, ‘When the Friends of Freedom, and Peace, have stopped your shaking it on my shoulders, and got their own again, I’ll bear it. Till then you may carry it yourself, Master Boney.’ Russia and Prussia are rushing away in fright. Says one, ‘By Gar ’tis true, ’tis fall on you Head! votre Serviteur! we no stop to be crush vid you.’ This very clever caricature portrait of Napoleon was published by Ackermann, 101 Strand, on December 1, 1813. It is in the form of a broadside, and contains the following letterpress:-- [Illustration: NAPOLEON THE FIRST AND LAST.]