Charles II. said that he would never go again on his travels for anything or anybody; and he well knew that though the men whom he met at Worcester might be dead, still the spirit which warmed them was alive and young in others.
Bagehot quotes Charles II, emphasizing the lasting spirit of those he met despite their physical absence.
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