Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-05-06
Words Upon Dying LIDs

prosperous reign, begun amid danger ~
difficulties that were overcome bv hnid ola
measures and prudent councils, died JoIo o
claiming: ."Ah, my possessions for -
moment of time" ''i
George Nv. met death with alrnos.
jest upon his lips. Turning 70 Sir w.
tern Waller. on whose arm he It,eS
he said: Whatty, what is this? i
death, my boy, and they have defived
u.s." '.''eu
The Danish sovereign, Frederick V
greatly beloved by his subjects, cried.
There is not drop Of blood on nv
hands" as he passed away. '
Henry VIII, who altered the wbole
course oil monastic. life in England. ey-
Claims: Monks! monksi monks ~
Edward VI, the wan boy king, with
his fading eyes, commended his som w.
God, Lord, take my spirit" and Crom.
well, as he listened TO the discourse ~
those about him, said: Then I an ~,
safe" and was silent forever.
The last word of Charles l.. On ,be
scafiold 10 Archbishop Juxson was
Remember" referring 20 his desiro
that his son Charles should forgive liz
fathers murderers.
Anne Boleyn, in the came terrible
situation, clasped her fair neck. SAVING
1T is small, very small" and Sir
Thomas More, as he yielded himself IN
the executicner, said, For my coming
down let me shift for myself"
Joan of Arc, at the stake. ended her
eventful. stony life with our Savior
name upon her lips, as brave rs General
Wolfe, who, dying in the midst Of vic.
tory on the battlefield, and hearip g,oi
the enemy's retreat. cried, What do
they run already Then ] die happy.|
or Sir Philip Sidney, after he had rein.
quished the draught OF water 10 an
humber comrade, though parched will
thirst, turned him round 10 die. saving
"Let me behold the end Of this word
with all its vanities."
Mirabeau desired TO die while Del.
cious strains OF music floated on the Air
but his last utterance was demand for
lAudanum to drown pain and conscious.
ness.
Mozart's last words were: "L4, me
hear once more those notes 50 long my
solace and delight" but Haydn. FORGET.
ful Of his art, cried, God preserve nv
Emperor"
Alieri's sympathetic nature DISPLAYED
itsel in Clasp my hand, dear friend,
die"
Goethe cries, Light, more light"
Byron, Come, come, no weakness; let's
be a man TO the last; / must sleep
now And those who saw his en-.
banned body in 1924, when brought 10
England from Missolonghi, in the Flor.
ida, and removed to Sir Edward Knatch.
bulls house in Great George street.
| where the coffin was opened. describe
the face as of marble whiteness. the ex-
preston that Of stern quictude, lying
wrapped in his blue cloth CLOAK. the
| throat and head uncovered. crisp. cur.
ing locks, slightly stresked with gray,
| clustering over the temples, the profile
of exceeding beauty.
Boileau congratulated himself, as be
| closed his eyes upon this world, upon
the purity of his works, saying: cit isa
| great consolation TO a poet about 20 die
] that he has never written anything in.
| furious to virtue;" and Sir Waiter
Scott, little thinking his end 50 near.
said, Il feel as If / were myself again
DIR. johnson, the rough, kind heart,
who loved a good hateT, died as he said
to Miss Morris, God bless you, my
dear"
Washington, at Mount Vernon, cried,
"It Is we'll"
Franklin's last words were: "A dy'
ing man can do nothing easily"
Nine. de Stael, whose trial was hg
enforced absence from her native land.
died saying: Il have loved my God.
my father, and my liberty"
Hannah More's last words were.
Patty-ioy;" Grotius, BE serious
Haller, "The artery ceases TO beat
Adams, independence forever" JET
ferson, al resign my soul to God, my
daughter TO my country" Locke, TO
Lady Masham, who was reading the
Psalms. Cease now" and poor Lamb,
alter the most self-sacrihcing existence,
wrote his last words 10 friend, "My
bedfellows are cramp and cough - we
three sleep in bed"
Bishop Broughton's last words were:
LET the earth be filled with His glory.
Archbishop Sharpe, :" / shall be happy;
Bishop Ken, Gods will be done;
Farr, Cranmer, Hooper and George HG.
bert, Lord, receive my spirit" and
these are but few OF many such.
The prince consort confirmed the in
preston that prevails that the dying
have sometimes foretSste OF coming
happiness II have such swed
thoughts" were his last words.-Lo7'
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