 I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man - be virtuous - be religious - be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to lie here.  Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart - Page 763by John Gibson Lockhart - 1853 - 837 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1846 - 612 pages
...SPECIFIC. WHEN Walter Scott was dying, he called his son-in-law Mr. Lockhart, to him, and said, " Lockhart, I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man ; be virtuous — be religious— be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you... | |
 | Great Britain - 1837 - 392 pages
...him entirely himself, though in the last extreme of feebleness. His eye was clear and calm — every trace of the wild fire of delirium extinguished. '...have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1838 - 512 pages
...him entirely himself, though in the last extreme of feebleness. His eye was clear and calm— every trace of the wild fire of delirium extinguished. "...to you. My dear, be a good man—be virtuous—be religi- . ous—be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to lie here."—He... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 830 pages
...him entirely himself, though in the last extreme of feebleness. His eye was clear and calm — every trace of the wild fire of delirium extinguished. ••...have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1838 - 604 pages
...the motto: — "'Lockhart,' said Sir Walter Scott, when his son-inlaw was called to his death-bed, 'I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when... | |
 | John Alexander Ballantyne - Authors, Scottish - 1838 - 472 pages
...REFUTATION,. &c. " Lockhart," said Sir Walter Scott, when his son-in-law was called to his deathbed, " I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1838 - 94 pages
...REFUTATION, &c. " Lockhart," said. Sir Walter Scott, when his son-in-law was called to his deathbed, " I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839 - 264 pages
...him entirely himself, though in the last extreme of feebleness. His eye was clear and calm ; every trace of the wild fire of delirium extinguished. '...have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 384 pages
...him entirely himself, though in the last extreme of feebleness. His eye was clear and calm — every trace of the wild fire of delirium extinguished. "...have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 380 pages
...him entirely himself, though in the last extreme of feebleness. His eye was clear and calm — every trace of the wild fire of delirium extinguished. "...have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when... | |
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