"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est."
— Last words
January 1, 1970
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Who: Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer. — Note: His final words are subject to historical debate, and vary with many biographies. Among those that have been reported to be his last words are: — [Upon the arrival from his publisher of 12 bottles of wine] Pity, pity, too late! — I shall hear in Heaven. — [To his friend, composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel, who was at his bedside] Is it not true, Hummel, that I have some talent after all? — I feel as if up to now I had written no more than a few not
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Who: Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer. — Note: His final words are subject to historical debate, and vary with many biographies. Among those that have been reported to be his last words are: — [Upon the arrival from his publisher of 12 bottles of wine] Pity, pity, too late! — I shall hear in Heaven. — [To his friend, composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel, who was at his bedside] Is it not true, Hummel, that I have some talent after all? — I feel as if up to now I had written no more than a few not