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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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An Illustrated Itinerary of the County of Cornwall

Cyrus Redding - 1842 - 300 pages
...hour of death to approach, he spake these words in Spanish, and said: ' Here die I, Richard Granville, with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, that hath fought for his country, queene, religion, and honour; whereby my soul most joyful departeth...
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Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant ...

John Barrow - 1845 - 540 pages
...or dictated these words:—" Here die I, Richard Greenvil, with a joyful and quiet mind, * Camden. for that I 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 joyfully departeth...
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The Past and Future of the British Navy

Edward Plunkett Baron Dunsany - 1846 - 260 pages
...unhappily neglected. Was not the affair of 1840 a warning ? Was Grenville, with a quiet and a joyful mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought, fighting for his queen, religion, country, and honor ; and my soul willingly departing from my body,...
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The Southern literary messenger, Volume 13

1847 - 784 pages
...he said in the Spanish language to those around him:—"Here I, Richard Grenville, die with a joyous and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, fighting fur his country, queen, religion and honor, my soul willingly departing from this body, leaving behind...
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Introduction to the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia

Charles Campbell - 1847 - 220 pages
...arounc him :—" Here I, Richard Grenville, die with a joyous and quiet mind, for that I have endec my life as a true soldier ought to do, fighting for his country, queen, religion and honor my soul willingly departing from this body leaving behind the lasting fame of having behaved...
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The Past and Future of the British Navy

Edward Plunkett Baron Dunsany - 1847 - 432 pages
...wounds, saying with his last breath — " Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a quiet and a joyful mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought, fighting for his Queen, religion, country, and honour ; and my soul willingly departing from my body,...
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The Conquest of Canada, Volume 2

George Warburton - 1850 - 376 pages
...shattered with repeated wounds, this brave man soon after expired, with these remarkable words : ' Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet...do, fighting for his country, queen, religion, and honor.' "—Report of the Truth of the Fight about the Isles of the Azores, 4to, 1501, quoted in Ty...
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deeds of naval daring

edward giffard - 1852 - 258 pages
...tend to his recovery. He survived his removal a very few days, during which his last words were, " Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet...life as a true soldier ought to do, fighting for his queen, religion, and honour; my soul willingly departing from this body, leaving behind the lasting...
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Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 27

John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1852 - 610 pages
...his end approaching, showed not any sign of faintness, bat spake these words in Spanish, and paid,' Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet...I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do that hath fought for his country, queen, religion, and honor. Whereby my soul most joyfully departeth...
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History of England, by Hume and Smollett; with a continuation by T ..., Volume 4

David Hume - 1854 - 552 pages
...obliged Grenville to surrender himself prisoner. He died a few days after; and his hist words were :—' Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and '...do, fighting for his country, queen, religion, and honor ; my soul willingly departing from this body, leaving behind the lasting fame of having behaved...
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