April 28, 2004

Last Words

From The Epitaph Browser, Last Words
Before it's converted to a new format and a new link, here are some I like

All my possessions for a moment of time – Elizabeth 1 (1603)
So little done, so much to do – Cecil Rhodes 1902
I have a terrific pain in the back of my head - Franklin Roosevelt 1945
Please put out the light - Theodore Roosevelt 1919
I resign my spirit to God, my daughter to my country - Thomas Jefferson 1824
Strike the tent – Robert E Lee 1870
It is well. I die hard but I’m not afraid to go – George Washington 1799
The machinery is just worn out. I am ready - Woodrow Wilson 1924
Either that wallpaper goes, or I do – Oscar Wilde 1900

Posted by Jill Fallon at April 28, 2004 11:05 PM | Permalink