. Life and death : being an authentic account of the deaths of one hundred celebrated men and women, with their portraits . I find strongly runs of him, which I have met amongstsome learned young men, viz.: that he made away with himself and put him-self out of his pain by opium; not but that, had he laboured under great pains,he had been ready enough to have done so, for I do not deny that it wasaccording to his principles, upon certain occasions, to prevent pain; but themanner of his dying was really and bond fide thus. On the morning of hisdeath, about ten oclock, he tried to speak and foun
. Life and death : being an authentic account of the deaths of one hundred celebrated men and women, with their portraits . I find strongly runs of him, which I have met amongstsome learned young men, viz.: that he made away with himself and put him-self out of his pain by opium; not but that, had he laboured under great pains,he had been ready enough to have done so, for I do not deny that it wasaccording to his principles, upon certain occasions, to prevent pain; but themanner of his dying was really and bond fide thus. On the morning of hisdeath, about ten oclock, he tried to speak and found he had a dead palsy inhis tongue; then he knew what was to become of him, he felt there was thenno hope of his recovery; so presently he sends for his young nephews to comeup to him, and gives to one of them his watch (a minute-watch with whichhe made experiments); to another, some other remembrance; then he signedto Sambroke his apothecary, to let him blood in the tongue, which did littleor no good, and so he ended his days. The palsy did give him an easypassport. Authority: John Aubreys Lives of Eminent Men. 85 M. Oliver Cromwkll. From the tfif^raznfi^ by G. Scoit oj the picture l<y Harding. No. 40 The Death of OHver Cromwell, Lord Protedlor ofEngland. Born 25th April 1599. Died 3rd Sept-ember 1658. IN the year 1658 the difficulties against which Cromwell had contendedfor more than seven years, with manful faith and heroic persistency,were about to come to an end, for him at least. Already in this yearDeath had been busy in his home. Rich, who a few months before hadmarried his daughter Frances, died in February. In June the youngest son ofhis dear daughter Elizabeth Claypole died ; and the poor mother, borne downby grief and a cruel malady besides, succumbed two months later, in August,at Hampton Court. At the bedside of this best loved daughter Cromwellwatched with ceaseless devotion, regardless alike of public calls and of hisown increasing ailments. After her death h
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