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" He was the most fearless of death that ever was known ; and the most resolute and confident, yet with reverence and conscience. "
The Life of Sir Walter Ralegh, Knt - Page 172
by Arthur Cayley - 1806
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The British review and London critical journal

1820 - 524 pages
...execution, in a letter to Sir John Isham of Lamport, in Northamptonshire. " ' He was,' says the Dean, ' the most fearless of death that ever was known ; and...him against, the fear of death, he seemed to make so slight of it, that I wondered at him. And when I told him that the dear servants of God, in better...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 204

England - 1918 - 1062 pages
...fearless of death that ever was known," said the Dean of Westminster, who was with him at the scaffold, "and the most resolute and confident, yet with reverence and conscience." When he touched the edge of the axe with his finger, "This gives me no fear," said he; "it is a sharp and...
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A History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans, Volume 9

John Lingard - Great Britain - 1825 - 474 pages
...character. " He was," says the divine who attended him, " the most " fearless of death that was ever known, and " the most resolute and confident; yet...began to " encourage him against the fear of death, he " made so slight of it that I wondered at him. " When I told him that the dear servants of " God, in...
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“A” History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans, Volume 9

John Lingard - Great Britain - 1826 - 392 pages
...attended him, «the most fearless of death « that was ever known, and the most resolute and con« fident; yet with reverence and conscience. When I « began to encourage him against the fear of death, he « made so slight of it that I wondered at him. When I o « told him that the dear servants of God,...
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The last hours of eminent Christians, from the commencement of the Christian ...

Henry Clissold - Christian biography - 1829 - 716 pages
...Arthur Cayley. •j- Dr. Townson's testimony agrees with this account, for he states that " Sir Walter was the most fearless of death that ever was known...and confident, yet with reverence and conscience." " Sir Walter was quite cheerful," says Dr. T. in his letter to Sir John Isham, " eat his breakfast...
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Miscellaneous works

Sir Walter Raleigh - Great Britain - 1829 - 810 pages
...ground, and therefore he did no wrong in that. He was the most fearlesse of death that ever was knowen; and the most resolute and confident, yet with reverence and conscience. When I begann to incourage him against the feare of death, he seemed to make so light of itt, that I wondered...
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The works of sir Walter Ralegh. To which are prefixed the lives of ..., Volume 8

sir Walter Ralegh - 1829 - 806 pages
...ground, and therefore he did no wrong in that. He was the most fearlesse of death that ever was knowen; and the most resolute and confident, yet with reverence and conscience. When I begann to incourage him against the feare of death, he seemed to make so light of itt, that I wondered...
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The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London: With Memoirs of Royal ...

John Bayley - London - 1830 - 664 pages
...for execution, he was attended by Dr. Tounson, dean of Westminster, who informs us, that " Raleigh was the most fearless of death that ever was known...and confident, yet with reverence and conscience." — " He said he was persuaded that no man that knew God and feared him, could die with cheerfulness...
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Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Ralegh with Some Account of the Period in ...

Mrs. A. T. Thomson - Explorers - 1830 - 522 pages
...Salisbury, who was commanded by the Council to be with him, found him not only resigned, but a man most fearless of death that ever was known ; and the...confident, yet with reverence and conscience. When this divine endeavoured to console him, he heard from the object of his solicitude that " he had never...
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Memorials of the Stuart Dynasty: Including the Constitutional and ...

Robert Vaughan - Great Britain - 1831 - 536 pages
...last hours, speaks thus of his mind at that crisis. " He was the most fearless of death that was ever known, and the most resolute and confident, yet with...began to encourage him against the fear of death, he made so light of it that I wondered at him. When I told him that the dear servants of God, in better...
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