The loneliness of despotism, or the fear of violent death.

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The loneliness of despotism, or the fear of violent death.

The interpretation of Benjamin Disraeli of Alexander II's sad face in a letter written in 1880 to Lady Chesterfield, as quoted in Stanley Weintraub, ''Victoria. Biography of a queen'' (1987), p. 413.