The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — volume 2
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — volume 2
Walpole Horace
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I know what it means; let the man come and measureme for my coffin. " He said, that being acquitted ofcowardice, and being persuaded on the coolest reflection thathe had acted for the best, and should act so again, he was notunwilling to suffer. He desired to be shot on thequarter-deck, not where common malefactors are; came out attwelve, sat down in a chair, for he would not kneel, andrefused to have his face covered, that his countenance mightshow whether he feared death; but being told that ...it mightfrighten his executioners, he submitted, gave the signal atonce, received one shot through the head, another through theheart, and fell. Do cowards live or die thus? Can that manwant spirit who only fears to terrify his executioners? Hasthe aspen Duke of Newcastle lived thus? Would my LordHardwicke die thus, even supposing he had nothing on hisconscience? This scene is over! what will be the next is matter of greatuncertainty. The new ministers are well weary of theirsituation; without credit at court, without influence in theHouse of Commons, undermined every where, I believe they aretoo sensible not to desire to be delivered of their burthen, which those who increase yet dread to take on themselves.
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