The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-05-06
Words Upon Dying Lips.

Queen Elizabeth, at the end OF q most
prosperous reign, begun amid dangers
and difficulties that were overcome by
bold measures and prudent councils, died
exclaiming, " Al my possessions for q
moment OF time
George ~. met death with almost a
jest upon his lips. Turning to Sir Wal
ter Waller, on whose arm he leaned, he
said "W natty, what is this 1t is
death, my boy, and tAey have deceived
u.s."
The Danish sovereign. Frederick v,
greatly beloved by his subjects, cried
There is no. drop Of blood on my
hands, as he passed away.
Henry VIII, who altered the whole
course Of monastic life in Europe, ex-
claimed, "Monks monks monks =
Edward VI, the wan boy king, with
his fast fading eyes, commended his soul
to God Lord, take my spirit and
Cromwell, as he listened to the discourse
of those about him, said, "Then l am
safe, and was silent forever.
The last word of Charles J.. on the
scaffold to Archbishop Juxson was, Ere
member y referring to his desire that his
son Charles should forgive his fathers
murderers.
Anne Boleyn, in the same situation,
clasped her fair neck, saying, "1t is
small, vey small )" and Sir Thomas
More said, as he yielded himself to the
executioner, BY my coming down, lei
me shift for myself"
Joan Of Arc, ct the stake, ended her
eventful. stormy life with our Saviors
name upon her lips, as brave as Gen.
Wolfe, who, dying in the midst of vic
tory on the battlefield, and hearing of
the enemys retreat, cried What do
they run already! Then / die happy ;"
or Sir Philip Sidney, after he had relin-
qnished the draught OF water to an hum
bier comrade, though parched with
thirst, turned him over to die, saying,
" Let me behold the end Of this world
with all its vanities."
Mirabeau desired to die while de-
licious strains of music foatei on the
air, bat his last utterance was demand
for laudanum, to drown pain and con-
sciousness.
Mozart's last words were: Let me
hear once more those notes so long my
solace and delight But Haydn, for
getful of his art, cried. "tod preserve
my Emperor
Alieri's sympathetic nature displayed
itself in Clasp my hand, dear friend, l
die"
Goethe cried: Light, more light
Tasso, "Intuos manos, Dominic" Byron,
Come, come, 10 weakness: let's be
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 Knatchbuls house in
Great George street, where the coffin
was opened, describe the face Of marble
whiteness, the expression that of stern
quietude, lying wrapped in his blue
cloth cloak, the throat and head uncov-
cred, crisp, curling locks, slightly
streaked with gray, clustering over the
temples, the profile Of exceeding beauty
Boieau congratulated himself, as he
closed his eyes upon this world, upon the
purity Of his works, saying, at is
great consolation to poet about to die
that ne has never written anything in.
furious to virtue; "and Sir Walter Scott
little thinking his end so near, said. 81
feel as if l were myself again"
DR.. johnson, the rough, kind heart
who loved good hater, died as he said
to Miss Morris, "God bless you, my
dear"
Washington at Mt. Vernon, cried "It
is we'll"
Franklin's last words WERE ga dying
man can do nothing easily"
Nine de Stael, whose trial was her
enforced absence from her native land,
died saving: 81 have loved my God, my
God, my father, and my liberty"
Hannah Moore's last words were
''Patty-Doy;;" Grotius, "Be serious"
Haller, 'Thc artery ceases to beat"
Adams, Independence forever" Jetfer-
son. Il resign my soul to God, my
daughter to my country" Locke to Lady
Masham, who was reading the Psalms,
"Cease now and poor Lamb, after the
most sacrificing existence, wrote his last
words to friend, "My bed-feilows are
cramp and cough-we three sleep in q