THE EMPEROR.
Dispone domui tuĉ, morieris enim tu, & non viues.
Isaiĉ xxxviii.
Ibi morieris, & ibi erit currus gloriĉ tuĉ.
Isaiĉ xxii.
De ta maison disposeras
Comme de ton bien transitoire,
Car là ou mort reposeras,
Seront les chariotz de ta gloire.
The Emperor (Maximilian I.) rates his minister for injustice to a suitor. But even in the act Death discrowns him.
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter. - Winston Churchill, on his 75th birthday.