 | 1831 - 660 páginas
...Fletcher's affirmative, he replied, " that's right." ' On the 18th, he addressed me, saying: " Your efforts to preserve my life will be vain. Die I must : I feel...existence I came to Greece. — My wealth, my abilities, 1 devoted to her cause. — Well : there is my life to her. One request let me make to you. Let not... | |
 | 1831 - 444 páginas
...Your efforts to preset vc my life will be .vain. Die I must: 1 feel it. Its loss 1 do not lament ; lor to terminate my wearisome existence I came to Greece....there is my life to her. One request let me make to yon. Let not my body he hacked, or be sent lo England. Here let my bones mouiller. Lay me in the first... | |
 | 1879 - 876 páginas
...physician that course was adopted. "Your efforts to preserve my life will be vain," said Lord Byron. " Die I must: I feel it. Its loss I do not lament; for...Greece. My wealth, my abilities, I devoted to her cause—well: there is my life to her. One request let me make to you. Let not my body be hacked, or... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1918 - 688 páginas
...Lord Byron addressed me saying, " Your efforts to save me will be in vain. Die I must. I feel it. This I do not lament ; for to terminate my wearisome existence...wealth, my abilities, I devoted to her cause. Well, this is my life for her." ' It will be seen that these last words about Greece reiterate the statements... | |
 | 1924 - 798 páginas
...achieving the peace of death. His final utterance was characteristic: "To preserve my life will be in vain. Die I must: I feel it. Its loss I do not lament;...Well, there is my life to her. One request let me make you. Let not my body be hacked, or sent to England. Here let my bones molder. Lay me in the first corner... | |
 | Kay Redfield Jamison - 1996 - 388 páginas
...sick of it, and shall welcome the hour I depart from it."178 At another point he said, "Your efforts to preserve my life will be vain. Die I must: I feel...for to terminate my wearisome existence I came to Greece."179 Byron briefly recovered his mordant wit, however. A servant, told that his master was dying,... | |
 | 1924 - 750 páginas
...hovered. On his deathbed he uttered words that summarize the thoughts and actions of his last year : " To terminate my wearisome existence I came to Greece....wealth, my abilities I devoted to her cause. Well, here is my life to her." These and other pathetic sayings moved his attendants to tears. Amongst his... | |
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On hearing Fletcher's affirmative, he replied, " that's right." On the 18th he addressed me, saying: "Yourefforts V to preserve my life will be vain. Die I must: I feel it. Its loss I do not lament; for to terminate my wearisome existence I came to Greece.... 