As she lay dying, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour — the official chief mistress of Louis XV, King of France — summoned her last strength and called to God, "Wait a second," as she dabbed her cheeks with rouge. —Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes More about this quote Tags: beauty death vanity royalty France Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email