Saint Mary's beacon., 1896-02-27
rzH Last WORDS or GREAT xEH.

Inc last expressions That come
from the lips of dying persons are
very remarksble. but in no instsncs
10 this 90 marked as in the case oi
the more prominent personages.
These star actors upon life's rralis.
tic stage have often lived lives faI
from good or virtuous. but m the
last few moments preceding death
the visions of their crimes and
wrongdoings seem to 6y away and
from their half closed lips issue ex.
pressions that are beautiful and sa b.
lime This 10 not only true Of the
wicked persons recorded in history,
boz also OF men whose deeds have
been giorious and good. In sin.
gle sentence many Of them have ex-
pressed life's history and revealed
the secret workings Of their inner
most thoughts. while others have
faced death with terror.
One of the most peaceful deaths
of which history has any record was
that Of George Washington. and his
dying words were simply. 1T is
we'll Christopher Colum bus said i,
'Into Thy hands, Oh Lord, l CON-
mend my spirit while Nero ironi-
cally murmured, is this your fidel-
ity?'
Following are the most famous
dying words of noted men of all
times, complied for the Pittsburg
Dispatch:
Crom we'll: Then I am safe.
Goethe: Let the light enter
Byron: Il must sleep now
Thomas Jefferson: j resign my
soul to God, my daughter to my
country
Augustus Caesar: Farewell Lii
via. and remember our long union.
Mozart: lie me hear those notes
so long nv solace and delight
Marie Antoinette: Lord, en-
tighten and soften the hearts of my
exPcutioners. Adieu forever, my
dear children, go to join your
father
Andrew jackson: What is the
matter with my dear children? Do
my locke alarm yon? Oh. do not
cry. Be good children, and we will
all meet in heaven
Benjamin Franklin: "A dying
man can do nothing easy
Sir Humphrey Gilbert: We are
near heaven by sea as by land
John Quincy Adams: 'lndepen-
dence forever
Socrates: 'Crito. we owe q cock
to Esculapius; pay it soon, pray
you, and neglect it not
Richard III: Not one foot will
| fee so long as breath abides within
my breast, for He who shaped both
the sea and land this day shall end
my battles all MY life. l will die
King of England
Stonewall Jackson: Let us cross
over the river of death and rest un
der the shade of the trees of heaven.
Bishop Kerr: Gods will b.
done
Lord Chesterfield 'Give Day
ROLES q chair
John Randolph: 'Remorse! Re
morse! Write il! Write it! Larger
Largerp
Winfield Scott: James, tax,
good care of the horses
Thomas Hobbies: Il am taking
fearful leap into the dark
Isabella of Aragon: do no
weep for me nor waste your time il
fruitless prayers for the salvation o
my soul
Frederick V: There 10 not
drop of blood on my hands,
Mirabeau: Let me die to tn
sounds of delicious music.
Lord Bacon: Thy creatures, {
Lord, have been my books, but Tn,
holy Scripture much more. l hav
sought Thee in the courts. field
and gardens; but found Thee {
God, in Thy sanctuary Thy tenn
ple.'
Robert Burns: Don't let tina
awkward squad fire over my grave.
Lord Tenderden: Gentlemen o
the jury, you will now consider you
verdict
Charles II. Don't let poo
Nellie starve. Had | but served IN
God with half the zeal | served m
King He would not have given m
over in my gray hairs
} William Pitt, the Younger: M
country, oh, how ! love my oouu
try
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