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" Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, fighting for his country, Queen, religion, and honour : my soul willingly departing from this "
The Battle Abbey Roll: With Some Account of the Norman Lineages - Page 115
by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett Duchess of Cleveland - 1889
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 5

David Hume - 1789 - 562 pages
...Richard Green** ville, with a joyful and quiet mind ; for that I hate " ended my life as a true foldier ought to do, fighting for " his country, queen, religion, and honour : My foul " willingly departing from this body, leaving behind the " lafling tame of having behaved as every...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 4

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1803 - 716 pages
...days. His last words were, ' Here die I, RICHARD GKANVILLI, with a joyfull and quiet mind; forthat I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do,...and honour: my soul willingly departing from this body, leaving behind the lasting fame of having behaved as every valiant soldier is bound to do.' The...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the ..., Volume 4

David Hume - 1810 - 612 pages
...himself prisoner. He died a few days after; and his last words were: " Here die I, Richard Greenville, with a joyful and quiet mind: « for that I have ended...and honour. My soul " willingly departing from this body, leaving behind the lasting « fame of having behaved as every valiant soldier is in his duty...
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The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution ...

David Hume - 1812 - 550 pages
...himself prisoner. He died a few days after; and his last words were: " Here die I, Richard Green" ville, with a joyful and quiet mind : for that I have «'...and honour. My soul " willingly departing from this body, leaving behind the " lasting fame of having behaved as every valiant soldier " is in his duty...
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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 7

Robert Kerr - 1812 - 536 pages
...Spanish to the following purport: " Here die I Richard Grenville, with a joyous and quiet mind, having ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, fighting for my country, my queen, my religion, and my honour: so that my soul most joyfully departeth from this...
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 5

David Hume - 1825 - 500 pages
...obliged Grenville to surrender himself prisoner. He died a few days after; and his last words were, " Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet...and honour: my soul willingly departing from this body, leaving behind the lasting fame of having behaved as every valiant soldier is in his duty bound...
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An Essay on Naval Tactics: Systematical and Historical, with Explanatory ...

John Clerk - 1827 - 528 pages
...pri" soner. He died a few days after; and his last " words were, ' Here die I Richard Greenville, " with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ••...true soldier ought to do, " fighting for his country, his Queen, religion, and " honour. My soul willingly departing this body, " leaving behind the lasting...
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A history of shipwrecks, and disasters at sea [by C. Redding].

Cyrus Redding - 1833 - 766 pages
...country's history remains. 12 When he felt himself dying, he said in the Spanish language, " Here I die, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet mind, for...have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, that hath fought for his country, queen, religion, and honour, whereby my soul most joyful departeth...
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The American Miscellany, Issue 1

1840 - 480 pages
...to bear testimony to his courage and his patriotism. " Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyous and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a...fighting for his country, queen, religion, and honour." The public of Boston and its vicinity have been recently instructed in the details of the treason of...
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Lives of the British admirals, and naval history of Great Britain, chiefly ...

John Campbell - 1841 - 604 pages
...it, and obliged Sir Richard to surrender. He died in three days after; and his last words were— «' Here die I, RICHARD GRENVILLE, with a joyful and quiet mind; for that I hare ended IDT life as a true soldier ought to do, fighting for his country, queen, religion, and honour,...
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