| 1820 - 524 pagina’s
...execution, in a letter to Sir John Isham of Lamport, in Northamptonshire. " ' He was,' says the Dean, ' the most fearless of death that ever was known ; and...him against, the fear of death, he seemed to make so slight of it, that I wondered at him. And when I told him that the dear servants of God, in better... | |
| 1918 - 1062 pagina’s
...fearless of death that ever was known," said the Dean of Westminster, who was with him at the scaffold, "and the most resolute and confident, yet with reverence and conscience." When he touched the edge of the axe with his finger, "This gives me no fear," said he; "it is a sharp and... | |
| John Lingard - 1825 - 474 pagina’s
...character. " He was," says the divine who attended him, " the most " fearless of death that was ever known, and " the most resolute and confident; yet...began to " encourage him against the fear of death, he " made so slight of it that I wondered at him. " When I told him that the dear servants of " God, in... | |
| John Lingard - 1826 - 392 pagina’s
...attended him, «the most fearless of death « that was ever known, and the most resolute and con« fident; yet with reverence and conscience. When I « began to encourage him against the fear of death, he « made so slight of it that I wondered at him. When I o « told him that the dear servants of God,... | |
| Henry Clissold - 1829 - 716 pagina’s
...Arthur Cayley. •j- Dr. Townson's testimony agrees with this account, for he states that " Sir Walter was the most fearless of death that ever was known...and confident, yet with reverence and conscience." " Sir Walter was quite cheerful," says Dr. T. in his letter to Sir John Isham, " eat his breakfast... | |
| Sir Walter Raleigh - 1829 - 810 pagina’s
...ground, and therefore he did no wrong in that. He was the most fearlesse of death that ever was knowen; and the most resolute and confident, yet with reverence and conscience. When I begann to incourage him against the feare of death, he seemed to make so light of itt, that I wondered... | |
| sir Walter Ralegh - 1829 - 806 pagina’s
...ground, and therefore he did no wrong in that. He was the most fearlesse of death that ever was knowen; and the most resolute and confident, yet with reverence and conscience. When I begann to incourage him against the feare of death, he seemed to make so light of itt, that I wondered... | |
| John Bayley - 1830 - 664 pagina’s
...for execution, he was attended by Dr. Tounson, dean of Westminster, who informs us, that " Raleigh was the most fearless of death that ever was known...and confident, yet with reverence and conscience." — " He said he was persuaded that no man that knew God and feared him, could die with cheerfulness... | |
| Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1830 - 522 pagina’s
...Salisbury, who was commanded by the Council to be with him, found him not only resigned, but a man most fearless of death that ever was known ; and the...confident, yet with reverence and conscience. When this divine endeavoured to console him, he heard from the object of his solicitude that " he had never... | |
| Robert Vaughan - 1831 - 536 pagina’s
...last hours, speaks thus of his mind at that crisis. " He was the most fearless of death that was ever known, and the most resolute and confident, yet with...began to encourage him against the fear of death, he made so light of it that I wondered at him. When I told him that the dear servants of God, in better... | |
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