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Editorial
June 25, 1799
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
An editorial satirically criticizes Napoleon's (Buonaparte's) entry into Jerusalem and planting of the 'Tree of Liberty,' likening it to a cursed, poisonous fig tree that will wither, drawing on biblical and poetic imagery to condemn French imperialism.
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It is said Buonaparte has entered Jerusalem, and planted there the Tree of Liberty. In the early annals of the holy city, we read of a barren fig-tree; and this modern wicked stick of wood, without a divine curse, will soon resemble its condemned predecessor. The Tree of French Liberty is deadly hemlock. It is like the fabled branch of the Roman poet—Each rustle of its leaves is a groan, and its sap is blood. Let Buonaparte plant, and his associate ruffians water—such a baleful sucker cannot increase. ' It will be, in the sublime language of prophecy, as an oak, whose leaf fadeth, and there shall the great owl make her nest and lay, and there also shall the vultures be gathered.
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Moral Or Religious
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Buonaparte Jerusalem
Tree Of Liberty
French Imperialism
Biblical Prophecy
Anti Napoleon Satire
What entities or persons were involved?
Buonaparte
French Liberty
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Napoleon's Planting Of The Tree Of Liberty In Jerusalem
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Napoleonic And Anti French
Key Figures
Buonaparte
French Liberty
Key Arguments
The Tree Of Liberty Planted By Buonaparte In Jerusalem Will Wither Like A Barren Fig Tree.
French Liberty Is Poisonous Like Hemlock, With Leaves That Groan And Sap That Is Blood.
Buonaparte And His Ruffians Cannot Make This Baleful Tree Grow.
It Will Become Desolate As Per Biblical Prophecy, Inhabited By Owls And Vultures.