Within doors, all is silence, except this breathing; around it the dark earth silent, above it the silent stars.

At 20 minutes past 2, the breathing paused,--wavered; ceased.

Friedrich's Life-battle is fought out; instead of suffering and sore labor, here is now rest.

Thursday morning, 17th August, 1786, at the dark hour just named.

On the 31st of May last, this King had reigned 46 years.