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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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At Last, a Christmas in the West Indies

Charles Kingsley - 1880 - 452 pages
...Admiral's ship to die; and gave up his gallant ghost with those once-famous words: " Here die I, Eichard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet mind; for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought, fighting for his country, queen, religion and honour; my soul willingly departing from this body, leaving...
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A picturesque guide to north Cornwall

1881 - 172 pages
...PAULO, exclaiming in Spanish, so that all his victors might hear him, "Here dio I, Richard Granville, with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ended...fighting for his country. Queen, religion, and honour, leaving behind the lasting fame of having behaved as every valiant soldier is in duty bound to do "—a...
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Westward Ho! Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh ..., Volume 1

Charles Kingsley - 1881 - 510 pages
...appliances for delivering men out of the hands of a God of love :— " Here die I, Richard Grenvile, with a joyful and quiet mind; for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought, fighting for his country, queen, religion, and honour: my soul willingly departing from this body,...
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(Eversley edition of Charles Kingsley's novels).

Charles Kingsley - 1881 - 516 pages
...appliances for delivering men out of the hands of a God of love :— " Here die I, Richard Grenvile, with a joyful and quiet mind; for that I have ended my Ufe as a true soldier ought, fighting for his country, queen, religion, and honour: my soul willingly...
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Duty, with Illustrations of Courage, Patience, and Endurance

Samuel Smiles - 1881 - 392 pages
...hero was as noble as his life. " Here," laid " I, Richard Grenville, die with a joyful and quiet d, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought lo, fighting for his country, queen, religion, and honor; soul willingly departing from the body, leaving...
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Captain John Smith (1579-1631) Sometime Governor of Virginia, and Admiral of ...

Charles Dudley Warner - 1881 - 307 pages
...cut to pieces, and his men nearly all slain. H uttering aloud these words: " Here dies Sir Richard Gr with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ended my true soldier ought to do, fighting for his country, qu' ion, and honor." short of supplies, Sir Francis...
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At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies

Charles Kingsley - 1882 - 478 pages
...board the Spanish Admiral's ship to die; and gave up his gallant ghost with those once-famous words: " Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet...that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought, fighting for his country,queen, religion and honour; my soul willingly departing from this body, leaving...
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The history of England ... to ... 1688, Volume 4

David Hume - 1882 - 614 pages
...his last words were, " Here die I, Richard Greenville, with a joyful and quiet mind; for that I nave ended 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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Life of Sir Walter Ralegh

Louise Creighton - 1882 - 312 pages
...ship. " Here die I," he said to the Spaniards who stood round, " Eichard Grenville, with a joyfull and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a good soldier ought to do, who has fought for his country and his Queen, for honour and religion. Wherefore...
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Historic Poems and Ballads

Rupert Sargent Holland - 1912 - 342 pages
...The words of Sir Richard as he fell on the deck of the Spanish man-of-war are said to have been: " Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet mind ; for I have ended my life as a good soldier ought to do, who has fought for his country and his queen, for...
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