The Last Words (Real and Traditional) of Distinguished Men and Women

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THE LAST WORDS
(REAL AND TRADITIONAL)
OF DISTINGUISHED MEN AND WOMEN
COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN
The tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony; Where words are scarce they're seldom spent in vain, For they breathe truth that breathe their words in pain. — Shakspeare
NEW YORK CHICAGO TORONTO
FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY
1901
Copyright 1901 by Frederic Rowland Marvin (June)
To my Wife this Book is most Lovingly Dedicated