The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-01-27

| ial of Sir John Moore, were CIose
this eye; the other is closed already
and so farewell
That extraordinary utterance may
serve to recall many other remark
able and probably better known last
sayings of celebrated men and wom-
en-. Some has passed into history
says the Baltimore Sun.
Every one knows the tragic WORD
Remember" uttered on the scaffold
at Whitehall by Charles l., nobler
and more kingly in death than in life.
| Equally familiar are the words OF his
proiligate son, Charles H., Don't let
poor Nelly starve!" and his jest to
those around his deathbed, asking
them to pardon him for being such
long time in dying,
When Cromwell was near his end,
he continually repeated the words,
"God is good" and said, 81 would be
willing to be further serviceable TO
God and His people, but my work is
done"
When Richelieu was asked If he
forgave his enemies, he replied, II
| have had no enemies but those of the
State" -- far finer utterance than
| that of his successor Mazarin, who,
| shortly before he died, looked over
all the rich treasures which he had
amassed, and repeated with a sigh,
I'll FAINT gutter tout celia"
Sir Walter Scott said to the faithful
Lockhart: "Lockhart, may have but
minute to speak with you. My
dear, be a good man, be virtuous, be
religious, be a good mani"
Lockhart asked whether he should
call the dying mans daughter.
NO" said Scott, don't disturb
theml Poor souls, / know they were
up all night. God bless you ALL"
Goethe's Last Words.
The last words to fall from
Goethe's lips were, More light"
words strikingly appropriate to the
close Of life Of triumph
The last whispered words of Keats
were, 81 die of broken heart"
81 am taking a fearful leap in the
dark" murmured the aged philoso-
pher, Hobbies, on whose tombstone
are the searching words, cut at his
own desire, 'This is the philosopher
stone"
George Washington murmured, ut
is we'll"
Don't let the awkward squad fire
over mel" cried Burns, as he fell in
commissions with a last gibe at the
Dumfries militia, Of which corps he
was himself member.
Nelson's last words in the cockpit
of the Victory were: THANK God
have done my duty"
Thomas Jefferson declared: 81 re
sign my soul to God and my daughter
to my country"
John Adams, on being disturbed b,
: the sound of cannon, and being tolC
that the day was July 4, exclaimed
, ut is a great and glorious day. In
dependence forever!"
Instances of the ruling passion
strong in death are very common. I
- is said Of Dr. Arne, the great Englisl
composer, that he died in the middl
Of a conversation on some musica
q matter, trying with his last breath t
sing a passage, the meaning of whicl
he was too exhausted to explain.
= The last words Of Corot, the grea
9 French painter, were: when tn
spring comes l will paint beautiful
= picture. see a sky full Of roses.
, With the words he gathered his fms
u ers, as though holding a brush, mad
u movement as IL he were painting
= and expired.
. When the famous Earl of Chester
q field, who prided himself on his DC
y likeness, lay at the point Of death, h
:, said, as the doctor entered the room
- "Give Dayrolles a chart"
Napoleon died at st. Helen,
dressed for battle, with the word
- "tete d'armee" on his lips, winnin,
~ no doubt, some last tremendous col
- flict of a greater Waterloo.
- Sir Isaac Newton expired while !
10 the act of winding his watch.
20 Halter was heard to exclaim, as I
"A felt his pulse, "The artery ceases
~ beat" and died on the instant.
~ Haydn fell into stupor at h
AZ piano after singing God Save Il
ha Emperor" while the French cannc
al were firing a few yards from h
70 house at Schonbrunn.
or Mozart died while his daught
n. was singing to him his Requiem"
err Among pathetic deathbed ute
on ances none is more poignant than tn
he Of Charlotte Bronte, Reading Il
he anxiety ana sorrow on the faces