He many times cast himself upon the ground, with a desperate and obstinate resolution to rest there till the morning, that he might shift with less torment, what hazard soever he run.

hdl.handle.net | --> | On Escape of Charles II. | Quoted in Pale Fire Commentary, Lines 597-608 as "Many times that night our King cast himself upon the ground with the desperate resolution of resting there till dawn that he might shift with less torment what hazard soever he ran.".