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Thursday, December 11, 2003

Top Ten Famous Dying Words...



10. "Now comes the mystery." Henry Ward Beecher



9. "Light, more light." Goethe



8. " Severn--I--lift me up--I am dying--I shall die easy--don't be frightened--be firm and thank God it has come." Keats



7. "Nothing but death." Jane Austen on being asked what she wanted.



6. "Don't let the awkward squad fire over my grave." Robert Burns



5. "I believe I'm going to die. I love the rain. I want the feelingof it on my face." Katherine Mansfield



4. "It's all been very interesting." Lady Montagu



3. "Lord, take my soul, but the struggle continues." Ken Sarowiwa



2. "What is the answer?" (No answer comes) "In that case, what is the question?" Gertrude Stein



1. "Is it not meningitis?" Louisa M. Alcott



Merry Christmas, everybody!



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