_French Jeux d'Esprit._--In the spring of 1852, when Prince Louis
Napoleon was doing all he could to secure the imperial crown, the
following hexameter line was passed from mouth to mouth by the
Legitimates. I am inclined to think that it never appeared in print:
"Napoleo cupit Imperium, indeque Gallia ridet."
Which translated _mot-à-mot_ gives a clever double sense:
"Napoléon désire l'empire, et la France _en rit_ [_Henri_]."