 | sir James Edward Alexander - 1840 - 534 pages
...He then asked, 'Are the French beaten ?' which he repeated to every one he knew as they came up. ' I hope the people of England will be satisfied ! I hope my country will do me justice ! Anderson, you will see my friends as soon as you can — tell them every thing — say to my mother,'... | |
 | T.] [Rodenhurst - 1840 - 142 pages
...agony of spirit which he had long endured was thus mournfully evidenced. " I hope," he exclaimed, " the people of England will be satisfied !—I hope my country will do me justice!" These precious sentences were among the last he uttered; his sufferings were not long; he expired with... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - France - 1841 - 668 pages
...died shortly after he had been carried from the battle. The last words he was heard to say were, " I hope the people of England will be satisfied! I hope my country will do me justice!" His corpse, wrapped in his military cloak, was hastily buried by the officers of his staff on the ramparts... | |
 | Kentigern (st.) - 1843 - 454 pages
...asked, " Are the French beaten ? " And at length when told that they were defeated on every point, he exclaimed, " I hope the people of England will...satisfied; I hope my country will do me justice." He then spoke affectionately of his mother and his relatives, inquired after the safety of his aids-de-camp,... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1843 - 1154 pages
...extinct, when _ L" he exclaimed, in words which will for ever thrill in igos. every British heart, — " I hope the people of England will be satisfied : I hope my country will do me justice." Released in a few minutes after from his sufferings, he was wrapped by his attendants in his mili-... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - France - 1843 - 424 pages
...always wished to die this way.' His strength i 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... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...merit had given them claims to promotion. His strength failed fast, and life was just extinct, when, with an unsubdued spirit, as if anticipating the baseness...satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice!" In a few minutes afterwards he died, and his corpse, wrapped in a military cloak, was interred by the... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1844 - 928 pages
...this way ! — 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 hope my country will do me justice ! — Anderson, you will see my friends as soon as you can. Tell them everything; say to my mother... | |
 | Europe - 1847 - 568 pages
...had given them claims to promotion. His strength was failing fast, and life was just extinct, when, with an unsubdued spirit, as if anticipating the baseness...satisfied. I hope my country will do me justice.' The battle was scarcely ended when his corpse, wrapped* in a military cloak, was interred by the officers... | |
 | Walter Scott - Novelists, English - 1848 - 456 pages
...this way.' His 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 country will do me justice ! ' The battle was scarcely ended, when his corpse, wrapped in a military cloak, was interred by the... | |
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I hope the people of England will be satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice! 
