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" I hope the People of England will be satisfied! - I hope my Country will do me justice! "
The life of lieutenant-general sir John Moore - Страница 227
по James Carrick Moore - 1834
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Life of the Duke of Wellington

Rosamond Waite - 1878 - 344 страници
...day, he said : " It is a great satisfaction to me to know we have beaten the French You know that I always wished to die this way. .... I hope the people...be satisfied ; I hope my country will do me justice ! " He was buried hastily "in the dead of night" in the ramparts of Corunna. His resolute courage saved...

The War in the Peninsula, and Wellington's Campaigns in France and Belgium ...

Herbert R. Clinton - 1878 - 528 страници
...an unsubdued spirit, as if anticipating the baseness of his posthumous calumniators, he exclaimed, 'I hope the people of England will be satisfied. I hope my country will do me justice ' " (NAPIER). During the night the body was removed by the officers of the staff to Colonel (afterwards...

Grant's Novels: Lady Wedderburn's wish. The king's own borderers

James Grant - 1878 - 902 страници
...came in, successively, and the assurances that they were retiring fast soothed his dying moments. " I hope the people of England will be satisfied — I hope my dear country will do me justice !" said he, with touching earnestness ; " oh, Anderson, you will see...

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Том 3

Sir Walter Scott - 1878 - 420 страници
...strength was fast failing, and life was almost extinct, when, with an unsubdued spirit, he exclaimed, ' I hope the people of England will be satisfied ! I hope my countrv will do me justice ! ' The battle was scarcely ended, when his corpse, wrapped in a military...

Great achievements of military men, statesmen, and others, selected by the ...

Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer.) - 1879 - 256 страници
...knew as they entered the room. On being assured by all that the French were beaten, he exclaimed, " I hope the people of England will be satisfied — I hope my country will do me justice. You will see my friends as soon as you possibly can ; tell them everything ; say to my mother," here...

Simple English poems, ed. by H.C. Bowen

Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1879 - 368 страници
...141). See also Dora, 1. 95. P. 19, 1. 21. Sir "William Napier tells us that Moore's last words were, "I hope the people of England will be satisfied! I hope my country will do me justice ! " It was some time before it did. See the quotation above. P. 19, 1. 27. Sir W. Napier writes : "...

Simple English poems, ed. by H.C. Bowen

Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1879 - 318 страници
...Dora, 1. 95. P. 19, 1. 21. Sir William Napier tells us that Moore's last words were, "I hope the pcople of England will be satisfied! I hope my country will do me justice ! " It was some time before it did. See the quotation above. P. 19, 1. 27. Sir W. Xapier writes : "...

Continuous Latin prose, exercises

James Moir - 1880 - 204 страници
...emotion. " You know," said he to his old friend, Colonel Anderson, " that I always wished to die thus. ... I hope the people of England will be satisfied ! I hope my country will do me justice." These were among the last words he uttered ; he expired with the hand of Colonel Anderson pressed firmly...

Brief Memoir of Major-Gen. Sir John Geo. Woodford: A Paper Read to the ...

J. Fisher Crosthwaite - 1881 - 104 страници
...not leave me. Anderson, are the French beaten ?" (This question he put to every one that came in). " I hope the people of England will be satisfied ; I...will see my friends as soon as you can. Tell them everything; say to my * The following lines written on the occasion will not be considered out of place...

The Book of Scotsmen Eminent for Achievements in Arms and Arts, Church and ...

Joseph Irving - 1881 - 660 страници
...shot, which carried away his left shoulder blade. When informed that the French were beaten, he said, " I hope the people of England will be satisfied ; I hope my country will do me justice. " A monument was erected over his grave by Marshal Soult ; and there are statues of Sir John Moore...




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