The Last Words (Real and Traditional) of Distinguished Men and WomenMarvin, Frederic Rowland
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The Last Words (Real and Traditional) of Distinguished Men and Women
Marvin, Frederic Rowland
Last words
He secured liberty of the press, and favored religious toleration and
free trade. Among the important measures of his administration were his
rebellion against papal domination, and his alliance with France and
England in the war against Russia in 1855. After the close of the war he
devoted his efforts to the liberation and unity of Italy, undismayed by
the angry fulminations of the Vatican.
_Lippincott._
CAZOTTE (Jacques, French poet and royalist, executed by the
revolutionists September 25th, 1792), 1720-1792. "_My dear wife, my dear
children, do not weep: do not forget me, but above all, remember never
to offend God._"
CHANNING (William Ellery, distinguished Unitarian clergyman and writer
of rare grace and beauty. He has been called the "Father of American
Unitarianism"), 1780-1842. "_You need not be anxious concerning
to-night. It will be very peaceful and quiet with me._"
He turned his face toward that sinking orb, and he and the sun went away
together. Each, as the other, left the smile of his departure spread on
all around,--the sun on the clouds; he on the heart.
_Theodore Parker._
His remains were brought to Boston, and committed to the grave amidst
the regrets of all classes and parties; and, as the procession moved
from the church, the bell of the Catholic Cathedral tolled his knell,--a
fact never perhaps paralleled in the history of Romanism. And so
departed one of the great men of the Republic,--one who, amidst its
servility to mammon and slavery, ceased not to recall it to the sense of
its honor and duty,--a man whose memory his countrymen will not
willingly let die. As the visitor wanders among the shaded aisles of the
western part of Mount Auburn, he sees a massive monument of marble,
designed by Allston, the poet-painter. Generous and brave men, from
whatever clime, resort to it, and go from it more generous and brave;
for there reposes the great and good man whom we have commemorated. The
early beams, intercepted by neighboring heights, fall not upon the spot;
but the light of high noon and the later and benigner rays of the day
play through the foliage in dazzling gleams upon the marble,--a fitting
emblem of his fame; for, when the later and better light which is yet to
bless our desolate race shall come, it will fall with bright
illustration on the character of this rare man, and on the great aims of
his life.
_Methodist Quarterly Review_, January, 1849.
CHARLES I. (Charles Stuart, King of England), 1600-1649. "_Remember!_"
to William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury, who declared to the
Commissioners of the Commons that the king's last words were meant as a
message to his son, and were intended to enjoin forgiveness of his
enemies by his son in the future. Some say his last words were, "I fear
not death; death is not terrible to me." He was executed January 30,
1649.[11]
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