Being himself childless, it was his openly expressed desire that the whole country-side should, within his own lifetime, profit by his good fortune, and many will have personal reasons for bewailing his untimely end.
Dado que carecía de hijos, su deseo, públicamente expresado, era que toda la zona se beneficiara, en vida suya, de su buena fortuna, y serán muchos los que tengan razones personales para lamentar su prematura desaparición.