A lantern glimmering at either end of the file of soldiers shewed d'Enghien his fate. As the sentence of death was read, he wrote in pencil a message to his wife, folded and gave it to the officer in command of the file, and asked for a priest. There was no priest in residence at the chateau. He prayed a moment, covering his face with his hands. As he raised his head, the officer gave the word to fire. _Hopkins: "The Dungeons of Old Paris."_ This deed excited general and deep indignation against Bonaparte, and is commonly regarded as one of the worst crimes by which his memory is stained. _Lippincott: "Biographical Dictionary."_ EPAMINONDAS (Theban statesman and general. Cicero describes him as "the greatest man that Greece ever produced"), B. C. 412-363. "_All is well!_" These words were spoken immediately after the javelin had been extracted from his breast. The fatal dart was thrown by Gryllus, son of Xenophon, the historian and leader of the ten thousand Greeks on their retreat from the battle-field of Cunaxa to the Black Sea. ERASMUS (surnamed Roterdamensis, Dutch scholar. He was an illegitimate son of Gerard Praet, a citizen of Gonda), 1467-1536. "_Domine! Domine! fac finem! fac finem!_" ETTY (William, English historical painter among whose last pictures are "Pandora Crowned by the Seasons," "Ulysses and the Sirens," "Joan of Arc," and "The Judgment of Paris"), 1787-1849. "_Wonderful, wonderful, this death!_" EUCLES (The "runner" from the plains of Marathon, who brought the news of the successful issue of that battle to the anxious Senate waiting at Athens). "_Rejoice! we rejoice!_" As Eucles ran he cried these words until he came to the Senate, when he shouted them with all his voice and fell dead. EUGENIUS IV. (Gabriele Condolmero, Pope), 1383-1447. "_Oh Gabriele, how much better would it have been for thee, and how much more would it have promoted thy soul's welfare, if thou hadst never been raised to the Pontificate, but hadst been content to lead a quiet and religious life in the monastery._" EVERERUARD (Charles de, Saint-Denis, French courtier, soldier, wit and _litterateur_. He was a brave man, but of flippant disposition), 1613-1703. "_With all my heart I would fain be reconciled to my stomach, which no longer performs its usual functions_," said to an ecclesiastic who asked him if he would be reconciled. During his last days he gave no attention to religious matters, and only regretted that he could not digest partridges and pheasants, and must eat only boiled meats. FARINATO (Paolo, Italian painter), about 1525-1606. "_Now I am going._" These words he cried out as he lay upon his death bed. His wife who was sick in the same room, hearing him, answered, "I will bear you company, my dear husband;" and she did so, for as he drew his last breath she also expired.