Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-04-15
WORDS UPON DYING LIPS.
How Some OF the Great Men Of
Earth Met the King Of Terror.
From the London Globe.

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From the London Globe
Queen Elizabeth, at the end of a most
prosperous reign, begun amid dangers
and difficulties that were overcome by
bold measures and prudent councils.
"Ah, my possessions for q moment of
time
George w. met death with almost a
jest upon his lips. Turning to Sir Wal
tern Waller, on whose arm he leaned, he
said. "Wbatty, what is thiss 1t is death,
my boy, and they have deceived US"
The Danish sovereign. Frederick V.
greatly beloved by his subjects, cried.
-fhere Is not a drop of blood on my
hands,. as he passed away.
Henry VIII. who had altered the
whole course of monastic life in En-
gland, exclaims: "Monksi m0nksl
m0nksr
Edward VI. the wan boy King, with
his fast-fOlding eyes commended his
soul to God. Lord take my spirit" and
Cromwell, as he listened to the discourse
of those about him.. said. "Then ] am
safe. and was silent forever
y The last word of ChIrles I. on the
scaffoId to Archbishop Juxon was -Re-
member" referring to his desire that his
son Charles should forgive his fathers
murderers.
+ Anne Boleyn. in the same terrible sit
uation, clasped her fair neck, saying, 1T
is very small, very small" and Sir
Thomas Moore, as he yielded himself to
the executioner, said, ~For my coming
down let me shift for myself"
Joan of Arc, at the stake. ended her
eventful, stormy life with our SaviOur's
name upon her lips, as brave as General
Wolfe. who. dying in the midst Of vic
tory ON the battlefield. and hearing of
the eremy's retreat. cried, sWhatl do
they run already? Then i die happy"
or Sir Philip Sidney, after he had relin-
quished the draught of water to an
lumber comrade. though parched with
thirst, turned round to die. saying, sEet
Inc behold the end of this world with
all its vanities.7 esr
Mirabeau desired to die while delicious
strains of music tloated on the air, but
his last utteranee was demand for
laudanum to drown pain and conscious
ness.
Mozart's last words were "Let me
hear once more those notes so long my
solace and delight" but Hayden, for
getful of his art, cried. God preserve
my Emperor"
Alfferi's sympathetic nature displayed
itself in "Clasp my hand, dean friend, |
die" z
Gothic cries. -I.ight, more light !" Tas-
so. an tuos manOs, Domine;" Byron.
"Come, come, no weakness: let's be 4
man TO the last; must sleep now" And
those who saw his embalmed body in
1924, when brought to England from
Missolonghi. in the Florida, and removed
to Sir Edward Knatchbulrs house in
Great George street, where the coffin was
opened, describe the faee Of marble
whiteness, the expression that OF stern
qaietnde, lying wrapped in his blue
cloak, the throat and head uncovered,
crisp, curling locks. lightly streaked
with gray, clustering over the temples,
the profile of exceeding beauty.
BOileau congratulated himself, as he
closed his eyes upon the world, upon the
purity of his works. saying. at is great
consolation to poet about to die that
he has never written anything injurious
to virtue;" and Sir Walter Scott, little
thinking his end so near, said, Il feel as
if | were myself again"
DIR. johnson. the rough, kind heart,
who loved good hater, died rs he said
to Miss Morris, "God bless you, my
dear"
Washington, at Mt. Vernon, cried, 1T
is we'll" -
Franklin's last words were: "A dying
man can do nothing easily"
Mime. de Stael, whose trial was her
enforced absence from her native land.
died saying: ii have loved my God. my
father, and my liberty"
Hannah MOOre's last words were:
"Patty joys" 0rotius, BE rerious;"
Haller, "The artery ceases to beat;
Adams, "Independenee forever Jeffer-
son, IL resign my soul to God, my daugh-
ties to my country;" Locke. to Lady
Masham, who was reading the Psalms.
Cease now;" and poor Lamb, after the
most self-sacrificing existence, wrote his
last words to friend, my bedfellows
are cramp and e0ugh-we three sleep in
bed" 81. 80, srr -.
Bishop Broughton's last words were:
"Let the earth be filed with His glory"
Archbishop Sharps, Il shall be happy"
Bishop Ken, Gods will be dcne;" Farr,
Cranmer. Hooper, and George Herbert.
Lord receive my spiritr and these are
but few of many such. ~
The Prince COncort confirmed the inn
preston that prevails that the dying
have sometimes foretaste of coming
happiness. IL have such sweet thoughts
were his last words.