Светлый фон

Subiuger Affrique la ronger iusque aux os.

 

No longer will the great one be in his false sleep,

Uneasiness will come to replace tranquility:

A phalanx of gold, azure and vermilion arrayed

To subjugate Africa and gnaw it to the bone.

 

Probably this prophecy, like the previous one is about the Egyptian campaign of Napoleon I. The third line lists the colors of the uniforms of various troops. The last line is about the export of values from Africa.

Linkage with other quatrains: 8.92, 1.98.

Probable decoding of number 5.69. If 56 to flip 29, then 2000-99=1901. 9-1=8. We get 1801 – the year of end Egyptian campaign.

 

Quatrain 6.65 Seizure of power by Napoleon

Quatrain 6.65 Seizure of power by Napoleon

Gris & Bureau, demie ouuerte guerre,

De nuict seront assailliz & pillez:

Le bureau prins passera par la serre,

Son temple ouuert deux aux plastres grillez, Au

 

Gray and brown in half-opened war,

By night they will be assaulted and pillaged: