Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26


mend my spirit. ''-Christopher Column
bus.
I want nothing, and I'm looking for
nothing but heaven. Phil. Melanc-
cthon.
Fl have seen all things and all
things are of little value. Alexander
Severns.
"Remorse! Remorse! Write it!
Write it, Larger! Larger!"-John
Randolph.
20 liberty, liberty, how many crimes
are committed in thy name? '-Mme.
Roland.
Let us cross over the river and
rest under the shade of the trees. -
Stonewau Jackson.
"Crito, we owe a cock to Esculo-
plus; pay it soon, l pray you, and neg
Iect it not. Socrates.
81 am dying out of charity to theun-
dertaker who wishes to turn lively
Hood. Hood.
Throw UP the window that may
once more see the magnificent scene
of nature. ''-Rouss eau.
Il pray you see me safe up, and for
my coming down, let me shift for my
self"-Sir Thomas Moore on the Scat
fold.
my soul l resign to God, my body
to the earth and my worldly posses
sions to my relatives. Michael Ang-
elo. -
81 have provided for everything in
my life except death, and now, alas!
am to die, though thoroughly unpre,
ed"-Caesar Borgia.
ct will not be long before God
takes me, for no mortal can live after
the glories which God has manifested
to my soul. "-Toplady
Lord, enlighten and soften the
hearts of my executioners. Adieu for
ever, my dear children. 1 go to join
your father. Marie Antoinette.
BE of good comfort, brother for
we shall this day light such candle
in England as, by Gods grace, shall
never be put out. -Latimer to Ridley.
What is the matter with my dear
children! Have I alarmed you? On,
do not cry. Be good children, and we
will all meet in heaven. Andrew
Jackson.
"My country! o, how I love my
country. William Pitt, the younger.
Here is a book (the bible) worth
more than all others ever printed; yet
it is my misfortune never to have
found time to read it. I trust in the
mercy of God. 1t is now too late."-
Patrick Henry.
Not one foot will flee SO long as
breath bides within my breast, for He
who shaped both sea and land this
day shall end my battles or my life,
| will die King of England. Richard
III
Father in heaven, though this
body is breaking away from me ana
I am departing this life, yet l know l
shall forever be with Thee, for no one
can pluck me out of Thy hand. Mar
tin Luther
Il shall die regretting. l have al
ways desired the happiness of France
l did all in my power to contribute to
it. l can say with truth that the first
| wife of Napoleon never caused tear
to flow Josephine.
"Lockhart, l may have but a mo-
ment to speak with you. My dear, be
a good man, be virtuous, be religious,
be a good man; nothing else will give
you any comfort when you come to
lie here" walter Scott.
''Thy creatures, o Lord, have been
my books, but Thy Holy Scriptures
much more. I have sought Thee in
the courts, fields and gardens, but l
found Thee, o God, in Thy sanctuary,
Thy temple. Lord Bacon.
81 have meditated upon the state of
the church, the spouse of Christ, L
have fought against spiritual wicked
ness in high places, and have pre-
| vailed; I have tasted Of the heavenly
Joy, where presently I shall be! Now,
for the last time, I commit soul, body
and spirit into His hands. Now 1t
has come John Knox.