Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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I could wish this tragic scene were over , but I hope to go through it with becoming dignity . JAMES QUIN ( 1693-1766 ) Last words . I die happy . CHARLES JAMES Fox ( 17491806 ) — Last words . Another account gives : “ Trotter will tell ...
I could wish this tragic scene were over , but I hope to go through it with becoming dignity . JAMES QUIN ( 1693-1766 ) Last words . I die happy . CHARLES JAMES Fox ( 17491806 ) — Last words . Another account gives : “ Trotter will tell ...
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I have no wish to believe on that subject . THOMAS PAIse , author of The Rights of Man , & c . ( 1737-1809 ) -- Last words , in reply to his physician's question , Do you wish to believe that Jesus is the Son of God ?
I have no wish to believe on that subject . THOMAS PAIse , author of The Rights of Man , & c . ( 1737-1809 ) -- Last words , in reply to his physician's question , Do you wish to believe that Jesus is the Son of God ?
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I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned . DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769 . 1852 ) . I mix them with ( my ) brains , sir . JOHN OPIE ( 1761-1807 ) -Reply , when asked how he mixed his colours .
I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned . DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769 . 1852 ) . I mix them with ( my ) brains , sir . JOHN OPIE ( 1761-1807 ) -Reply , when asked how he mixed his colours .
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See Je vais quérir un grand peut - être . I should like to record the thoughts of a dying man for the benefit of science , but it is impossible . DR . GEORGE MILLER BEARD ( 1839-83 ) - Last words . See I wish I had the power of writing ...
See Je vais quérir un grand peut - être . I should like to record the thoughts of a dying man for the benefit of science , but it is impossible . DR . GEORGE MILLER BEARD ( 1839-83 ) - Last words . See I wish I had the power of writing ...
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They may leave my corpse to rot where I die if they wish . GEORGE BUCHANAN ( 1506-82 ) — Last words ; to his servant , who asked who would defray the expenses of his burial . It matters not where I am going whether the weather be cold ...
They may leave my corpse to rot where I die if they wish . GEORGE BUCHANAN ( 1506-82 ) — Last words ; to his servant , who asked who would defray the expenses of his burial . It matters not where I am going whether the weather be cold ...
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| Title | Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Casket Series Volume 7 of Sonnenschein's dictionaries of quotations |
| Author | Edward Latham |
| Publisher | Sonnenschein, 1904 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 7 May 2015 |
| Length | 269 pages |
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