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— David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews, final Scottish Cardinal prior to the Scottish Reformation (29 May 1546), during his assassination "I came not hither to deny my Lord and Master." [15]: 149 [note 57] — Anne Askew, English writer and poet (16 July 1546), when offered letter of pardon before being burned at the stake for heresy
— Jean-François de La Harpe, French playwright, writer and literary critic (11 February 1803); his final recorded words, spoken the day before his death "Not—" [7]: 55–56 — Robert Emmet, Irish Republican and Irish nationalist patriot, orator and rebel leader (20 September 1803), during execution by hanging for treason. The executioner ...
— George Stinney, African-American child and youngest American with an exact age executed by the United States (16 June 1944), on whether he had any final words before his wrongful execution via electric chair. 14-year-old Stinney was tried and sentenced to death by Judge Philip H. Stoll in under three hours on 14 April after an all-white ...
Taylor Swift's shared one last message to the fans in BC Place Stadium on the final night of her two year tour was: “Vancouver, I want to thank every single one of you for being a part of the ...
Here are 50 quotes about life to motivate you. Words can hold a lot of power. They can uplift and inspire. Here are 50 quotes about life to motivate you. ... "Start each day with a positive ...
Here are some thoughts. 1. This game likely has season-long implications. On Wednesday, Lexington Herald-Leader columnist John Clay wrote two sentences that I couldn’t agree with more. He said ...
Carton's final words – or rather, what Dickens suggests could have been his final words, had he been given the time to verbalize his final thoughts – are among the most famous in English literature: It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.
Last Words of Saints and Sinners: 700 Final Quotes from the Famous, the Infamous, and the Inspiring Figures of History. Kregel Publications. ISBN 9780825496455. Pritchard, Maria (2014). I Told You I Was Ill: Famous Last Words and Astonishing Epitaphs. RW Press. ISBN 9781909284357. Ransford, H. Chris (2015).