The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-10-21
LYING WORDS OF TIE GREAT.
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tumult of uneasness and fear, said to one
who stood close beside his bed, "God
bless you, my dear!" The celebrated DR..
Adams, rector of the High School of
Edinburg, in some moments of Delirium
preceding his death, whispered, "It is
growing dark, boys" stretching forth
his hand, you may go:" Queen Eliza
beth of England, lying on her royal
COUCH was heard to moan out the heart
rending words, as she closed her eyes for
ever, "All my possessions for one mo-
ment of time!" But the noble Wesley
simply exclaimed, in calmness of
spirit, "The best of all is, God is with
u.s." Poor Robert Burns, out of his head
when he drew his last breath, cried,
"Oh, don't let the awkward squad fire
over mel" How curious, indeed, that
Lord Thurlow should have cried out, as
he passed away, "I'm shot if l don't
believe I'm dying!'' "A
''Ah! mes enfans, you cannot cry as
much for me as l have made you laugh
in my time!" so said the brilliant wit of
France, Scarron, as he lay dying that
hour with host of weeping friends
around him. .
1t was Christian philosopher like
John Locke who exclaimed with his
latest breath that solemn day, ''Ob, the
depth of the riches of the goodness and
knowledge of Cod" How strange to
think that the great Mirabeau, after
life of such wild discord, should have
cried out frantically, as he lay waiting
for the last change, Music! Let me die
to the sound of delicious music!' Wash
ington, with the smile of saint, looked
up into the face of his weeping wife for
the last time as she bent over him at
Mount Vernon that dismal day, and
calmly said, as he crossed his arms above
his noble heart, "It is we'll" And the
last words of Luther's friend, Melanc-
thon, are wonderfully striking, it seems
to me. The former asked him that hour
if he desired anything. "No, Luther,
no! Nothing nothing but Heaven!'' he
answered and died with smile upon his
face. The ruling passion may be said
to have been still strong with Chester.
field when he passed away, for the last
words he uttered were: ''Give Daytolles
achair!" Did poor Cowper say anything
before he died-he who had always
dreaded the thought Of dying? Why it ii
said he sank to rest as peacefully as
little child. All, but what did Hobbies
the deist, say just before he gasped hi
last breath? ~ am taking a fearful leal
in the dark" but the sweet Hsrber
said, "Now, Lord, receive my soul!
Dear Goldsmith's physician asked him
few moments before he ceased to breathe
if his mind was at ease. His mournfu
answer was, "No, it is mott" And ye1
was not Goldsmith really as lovely
character, at heart, as any man who eve
lived! The dear Beethoven, whose so,
had been full of glorious harmon
throughout his life, cried out at las
Now I shall hear!' May we not che
ish the hope that Byron's thoughts wei
of God and Heaven when he said at las
so wearily,, II must sleep now" III
sun was shining very brightly in Il
room where the great Humboldt lay d,
ing, and he said, as he watched tt
beautiful rays, "How grand the sunligh
1t seems to beckon earth to heaven
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson di'
the same day, but one said with his Ia
BREATH Independence forever!" al
the other, 81 resign my soul to God
and my daughter to my country" $
Thomas More said to an attendant, as
assembled the scaffold on the day of
execution, 81 pray you see me safe
and, for my coming down. let me shift
myself" Beautiful Anne Boleyn, ju
before she knelt down to lay her head
the block, she clasped her neck with h
hand and said, "It is small, very sma
indeed!' What could have possess
Franklin to say to his friends on
death.bed, ga dying man does nothi
well?" What strange question for U
dinal Beaufort Tor any other MANI to
at the last moment of life, "What!
there no bribing death?" Scott said, g,
when death was creeping very near,
feel as if / were to be myself agai
And Hood, tired out, whispered only
words, "Dying, dying"