Project Gutenberg 2012-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 130 Marvin, Frederic Rowland 1847 1918 01023517 The Last Words (Real and Traditional) of Distinguished Men and Women Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Therese Wright, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Last Words (Real and Traditional) of Distinguished Men and Women" by Frederic Rowland Marvin is a collection of historical accounts compiled in the early 20th century. This work gathers various documented last words from notable figures across different eras, ranging from politicians and philosophers to artists and pioneers, capturing poignant moments of finality and reflection. The book offers insights not only into the individuals' last utterances but also into the context surrounding their deaths, thus providing readers a glimpse into their lives and legacies. The opening portion of the book presents a range of last words from a diverse group of distinguished individuals. It starts with a quote from Shakespeare reflecting the weight of dying words and segues into specific examples, including Alexander Adam, who gently bids his students farewell, and John Adams, celebrating independence in his final moments. The section meticulously notes each figure’s identity, their contributions, and the poignant circumstances of their deaths, such as the reflective silence of a Roman emperor and the resolute calm of a king facing execution. The carefully curated entries evoke a sense of gravitas, inviting readers to ponder the weight of mortality and the lasting impact of these words. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Last words PN Text Browsing: Literature 635917 635821 2024-10-16T11:46:34.952581 2023-09-17T06:09:28.760579 text/html text/html 631450 2021-01-08T14:37:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 237948 2021-01-08T14:37:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 361911 2024-10-16T11:46:51.136465 application/epub+zip 368193 2024-10-16T11:46:40.638555 application/epub+zip 313253 2024-10-16T11:46:38.463572 application/epub+zip 741811 2024-10-16T11:46:57.621436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713766 2024-10-16T11:46:49.289545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452727 2022-09-17T17:35:33.739584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512616 512405 2024-10-16T11:46:32.663566 2023-09-17T06:09:26.689633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 512233 2021-01-08T14:37:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 211980 2021-01-08T14:37:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 512290 2021-01-08T14:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211692 2021-01-08T14:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20895 2024-10-16T11:46:57.779429 application/rdf+xml 26418 2024-10-16T11:46:39.113521 image/jpeg 4759 2024-10-16T11:46:38.787516 image/jpeg 346548 2024-10-16T11:46:35.007539 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog