Canvas.
Onward.
Flirt.
Bushy.
We will have to
canvas the history and archives of many countries to move
onward to the life of Napoleon Bonaparte who had
flirted with the idea of conquering Corsica after it had been sold to the French by the Genoese Republic on May 15, 1767. His was a long line of small time nobles from Florence who had picked the wrong side to back in the Italian battles between the Pope's supporters (Guelphs) and those of the Holly Roman Empire (Ghibellines) and been forced to live Florence and then moving to Ajaccio, Corsica in 1520.
You can get an idea of this place where the Bonapartes had made their home from this travel adventure.
http://luxurytravelbeat.com/2011/01/27/corsica-by-rail/
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Having already spent a great deal of time in Corsican waters, I opt instead to explore the old town, where old men enthusiastically play pétanque in the warm, lazy afternoons, before rounding up my day-trip with a walk to the local open-air market. Here I sample cheese and sausages before buying some local jam to take back home as souvenirs. On the train back to Calvi, I silently lament the fact that I did not dedicate my entire holiday to exploring this wild-eyed and bushy-tailed island by train.
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From above linked article.