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The patient lived alone, had not engaged with support and had "been self-neglecting", the report added.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024

Good my sovereign, 32 Take up the English short; and let them know Of what a monarchy you are the head: Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin As self-neglecting.

From King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre by Kean, Charles John