The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-01-05


Lady Jane Gray.
Pray for me, and for the King, my son,
that he may serve God faithfully all his life
Mary Beatrice of Modena
I do not sleep. wish to meet my death
awake-Maria Theresa.
Lord, enlighten and soften the hearts Of
my executoners Adieu, forever, my dear
children. l go to join your father.-Maric
Antonette.
I shall die regretted have always desired
the happiness of France. | did all in my
power to contribute to it. can say with
truth that the first wife of Napolean never
caused a tear to fow.-Empress Josephine
0 liberty! liberty! how many crimes are
committed in thy name.-Aladame Roland
Do not weep for me, nor waste your time
in fruitcss prayers for my recovery, but pray
rather for the salvation of my soul.-Isabella
Of Arragon.
In thee. Lord, have I trusted.-Cardipal
Ximenses.
/ had provided the course of my life for
everything except death; and now alas l
am to die, though entirely unprepared.-
Caesar Borgia.
I am shot! if don't believe IN am dying
chancellor Thurlow.
What is there no bribing death ?-Cardi-
nal Beaufort.
IF had served God as diligently as | have
served the King, he would not have given me
over in my gray hairs. It is my just reward,
(shert'y after Tell the King conjure him,
in Gods name, to destroy this new pernicious
sect--Lutherans. The King should know
that if he toerates heresy God will take away
his power, and we then shall have mischief
upon mischief, barrenness, scarcity and dis
order to the destruction of this realnl.=-Car-
dinal Wolsey.
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.-Arehbishop
Cranmer.
I am dying, but we have God who helps
and Lord who delivers US from DEATH
Martin Luther.
What evil is this? They can indeed kill
the body, but they cannot kill the SOULFUL
rich Zwingle.
The best of all u.s. God is with us.-John
Wesley.
Are you going adam Clark.
1t is done. I am dying Brother Ramnnev.
will you bury me? bury me quick quick!
-AdoEiram.
Into thy hands, 0 Lord, commend my
spirit--Chrstophcr Columbus.
I pray you see me safe up, and for my
coming down let me shift for myself. CAS-
cending the scaffold Sir Thomas Moore.
Come, my son, ard see how Christian can
die.-Henry Haveock.
We shall better know how to deal with
them another time.--Gcn. Braddock.
To die for liberty is pleasure. and not a
pain.-A1arco Bozarrs.
You speak of Refreshments, my Emile
take my last notes, sit down to my piano here
sing them with the hymn of your sainted
mother, let me hear once more those notes
which have SO long been my solaccment and
delight Mozart.
My soul resign to God my body to the
eirth, and my worldly possessions to my rela-
tions-Alichael Angelo.
Ircpent Of all my life except that part
which | spent in communion with God and in
doing good--Dr. Donne
If my maker please, who formed ME GU: Of
nothing, I am willing to leave the world and
go to him. My soul desires to see Christ
my King, in his beauty-Bede
Many things are becomming clearer to me
Schiller
Why do you leave me ?-Gibbon.
Why torture dying creature, doctor p
Douglas Jerold.
Lockhart, may have but minute to
speak with you. My dear, be good man, be
yirtuous, be religious. Nothing else will give
any comfort when you come to lie here. Dom
disturb Sophia and Ann Poor souls
| know they were up all night. God bless
you all.--Sir Walter Scott.
Don't let chat awkward squad fire over my
grave.--Robert Burns.
God bless you, God bless you.-Crabbe
Well, must arrange my pillows for anoth
er weary night-Washington Irving.
It is welI.-Washipgtoa
l resign my soul to Cod, and my daughter
to my country.--Thomas Jefferson.
It is the end of earth, I am paatent I'll hr
@. Adams.
What is the matter with my dear children:
Have alarmed you? Oh, do not cry, BE
good, children, and we will meet in heaven
Andrew jackson. s{s
| wish you to understand the true princi-
pies Of the goyeraMant l wish them car