The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-01-13
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windows, perfume the apartments. and let
him die ike an Ajax, with hls face to the
window, Another account gives has last
words" Let me die to the sounds of de.
licious music" Rousseau wished to ap-
proach the window to behold the garden
and sunset The Emperor Adrian died
murmuring the much admired lines to the
soul, which have been translated into most
languages. The Emperor Vespasian or.
dered himself raised up, saying IAN Empe-
ror should die standing" just before he
died, Augustus Cesar asked If he had act
ed well his part on the stage Of life and
was answered in the affirmative, whereup.
on, he said-"T Then applaud" I" Julius
CDsar's last words were--'' And thou too
Bruus" Seneca, bleeding to death in his
bath by orderof Nero. dipped part of the
bloody water in his hands and consecraied
it to Jupiter, the AveugeI. Lucan dying
in the same way, repeated a passage from
his Pharssia, describing dying soldier,
Socrates died requesting a friend to pay his
vow OF a cock to the temple Of EscuIapius
The poet Audre Chenier was executed
during the French revolution Beginning
poem, it and his life were cut short at the
first line of the third stanza
''The sleep of death will press upon my lids"
The last words Of Louis XIV 70 Madame
de Bern were" We shall meet again in
another world Scarron said to those
weeping around hIs death bed" My chi.
dren you WA never weep Tor me so much
as have made you iaugh IN my time. -
! Wheu The grenadiers were shooting the
| Duke d knghen. he blu them lower their
arms lest they should only wound him.
! Chastelial read one OF Xonsard's lyrics on
The scaiiold Murat, when about to be
shot looking irmy on the tSbes, pointed
towards hun, gave command" Straight
70 he heart, ire. NapoleoEs last deliri.
Gus words were--"Tete d'ar e"-Head
OF the army La Mothe Vayer was fond
of descriptions OF travels, and the traveller
Berrier coming to his room, the dying man.
with a faint voice, asked" What news
from the great Mogul!" De Lagny the
mathematician, being no longer able to re-
cognize any one, friend wishing to test
his faculties asked what's the square of IL.
There was faint repIy-l44
Haler kept his finger on his pulse TO the
last, and finally said at ceases to beat
The same were the last words of Goethe.
Harvey also continued to feel his pulse TO
the last Hume spoke of Charon and the
boat, and his arguments with the ferfymen
to be let off for a little time longer. Keats
said, "1 feel the grass growing above me =
and again, MY epitaph is, Here lies one
whose name was writ in water" CHANGER
consoed himself with " A Balade made
by Geoffry Chancyer, upon his dethe-be
Tying in his great anguysse." Metastaslo
died singing hymn The last words of
Burns were, Don't let the awkward squad
fire over me-" Lord Byron's last words
were, "I'll sleep now" Those of Mean
der were the same. Lord Nelson's were,
!" Kiss me, Hardy! Anchor, Hardy anchor %
Cornelius de Witt, when about being put
to death, repeated parts of the third ode of
the third Book of Horace. beginning
Justun ct tepacens, 8.c.
Bayle, collected to the last, died correct
ing proofs for bis printer. The latter called
+ for a sheet, and Baye bidding him take it,
never spoke again. Sir John Moore, when
mortally wounded at Corunna. exclaimed :
20, my poor mother" inquired how the day
went, and hoped his country would do him
Justice. The Marquis of Mortrose, being
r informed that his limbs were to be nailed to
the gates of four cities, replied he was sorry
) he had not limbs enough to declare in all the
; capitals of Europe that he died loyal to the
, house OF Stuart. Erasmus, dying exclalm
ed, "Lord. make an end ~ Addison, sent
for the Earl OF Warwick, and said, "see how
, peacefully Christ ian can die "
Sir Walter Scots last words were, 81
feel as If were myself again-be goo,
man." addressing Lockhart Sir Waite
Raleigh, having ascended the scafoid ant
r passed his finger over the edge oftbeaxe, cal
i, led it "a sharp cure for all diseases then
/" it matters little how the head lietn," ant
, finally, "why dost thou not strike Strik,
I man. addressing the besitatlng executioner
. Cardinal Beaufort, when at the last gasp
! exclaimed, what! Is there no bribint
DEATH Queen Elizabeth cried ont, "Oh
) for an inch Of time! All my posse ssion 70
moment OF ftime'' Nero. asked, as thi
!. your fideiily?" Charles the IL. said, lie
: not poor Nelly stave.'' Frederick v. @
n Denmark, said. "There is not drop OF bloc
. on my hands. Anne Boleyn, clsspin
{ her wrist, said. 1T is small, very small il
!, deed. Madam De StaeI, said. Il hay
= loved God. my father and liberty"
Mozart said---" You spoke Of refresh
meni. my Emile take my ast notes, q
= down 10 my piano here, sing them with tb
n song Of yonr sainted mother; let me hea