letters Napoleon wrote to Josephine in the few months after they met in 1795 and before their marriage in March 1796

Josephine introduced the young General Napoleon to bathing and perfumes. Napoleon's favorite scent was Eau de Cologne, a citrusy scented preparation in an alcohol base

‘I awake full of you. Your image and the memory of last night’s intoxicating pleasures left no rest to my senses.’

‘Without your love, there’s nothing left for me on this earth and I’ll have to die.’

And  ‘There wasn’t a day when I didn’t love you, a night when I didn’t think of holding you in my arms. I curse glory and ambition for keeping me away from the woman who is the soul of my life. As I carry on with my work, head the troops, inspect the camp, my adorable Josephine is the only one in my heart.’

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