| William Pembroke Fetridge - 1883 - 818 Seiten
...land of oblivion, where the Gaudalette flows."— The Bible in Spain. Moore's last words were, " I hope the people of England will be satisfied ; I hope my country will do me justice." Fourteen miles from Coruna are the iilphurous Batía ofCarballo, beneficial in cases of disease of... | |
| William Anderson - 1863 - 800 Seiten
...way." He frequently asked, " Are the French beaten?" And when told that they were, he exclaimed, " I hope the people of England will be satisfied ; I hope my country will do me justice." He spoke affectionately of his mother and his relatives, inquired after the safety of his aides-de-camp,... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1864 - 426 Seiten
...rebel foe. Sir John Moore, dying in the arms of victory at the close of a successful retreat, said, " I hope the people of England will be satisfied: I hope my country will do me justice." His country, in time, did justice to that great man. Sooner or later, the world comes round to seo... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1865 - 416 Seiten
...rebel foe. Sir John Moore, dying in the arms of victory at the close of a successful retreat, said, " I hope the people of England will be satisfied : I hope my country will do me justice." His country, in time, did justice to that great man. Sooner or later, the world comes round to see... | |
| 1866 - 408 Seiten
...extinct, when, with an unsubdued spirit, as if anticipating the baseness of his posthumous calumniators, he exclaimed, " 1 hope the people of England will...satisfied ! I hope my country will do me justice!" In a few minutes afterwards be died ; and his corpse, wrapped in a military cloak, was interred by... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 Seiten
...unsubdued spirit, as if anticipating the baseness of his posthumous calumniators, he exclaimed, " / hope the people of "England will be satisfied ! I hope my country ivill do me justice /" In a few minutes afterwards he died ; and his corpse, wrapped in a military... | |
| 1873 - 758 Seiten
...when his life was ebbing fast, those touching words, half sad, half sanguine in their earnestness, ' I hope the people of England will be satisfied. I hope my country will do me justice.* Thus, on the i6th of January 1 809, died General Sir John Moore. Snatched away in the prime of life,... | |
| 1872 - 858 Seiten
...when his life was ebbing fast, those touching words, half sad, half sanguine in their earnestness, ' I hope the people of England will be satisfied. I hope my country will do me justice.' Thus, on the t6th of January 1 809, died General Sir John Moore. Snatched away in the prime of life,... | |
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