... his death, even consulted his barbe during a shave, on the propriety of ordering lhat famous requiem for himself which th Whigs have so garbled and roman ticised. What Charles's barber (who was very reasonable on this point) charged is not known. Some ...

... for Weimar and Berlin, drifted back, had better treatment, and spent his last five years in a manner very disconcert ing to Whigs, his dying words being I have lived en philosophe, I die a Christian. Thus the restless old rascal left the stage, penitent ...