But what has been the result of this great political spoliation?
A portion of the Venetian territory was adjudged to the Cisalpine Republic; it is now in the possession of Austria.
Another considerable portion, and the capital itself, fell to the lot of Austria in compensation for the Belgic provinces and Lombard, which she ceded to France.

Austria has now retaken Lombard, and the additions then made to it, and Belgium is in the possession of the House of Orange.
France obtained Corfu and some of the Ionian isles; these now belong to England.
-- [Afterwards to be ceded by her to Greece.

Belgium is free.]-- Romulus never thought he was founding Rome for Goths and priests.
Alexander did not foresee that his Egyptian city would belong to the Turks; nor did Constantine strip Rome for the benefit of Mahomet II.

Why then fight for a few paltry villages?
Thus have we been gloriously conquering for Austria and England.

An ancient State is overturned without noise, and its provinces, after being divided among different bordering States, are now all under the dominion of Austria.