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A man suffering from dropsy dictating his will while a physician takes his pulse, he is surrounded by his wife and friends. Engraving.

Reference

21623i

Truth brought to light, or, The last words of a dying-man : being the speech of William Dillon Esquire, executed the twenty fifth of February, 1662, for the death of J. Web, lately killed in a frey in Long-Acre.

Date

[1662]

World War II: a soldier refusing to use anti-mosquito cream: they are his last words, as he dies of malaria. Colour lithograph by Stacey Hopper, ca. 1944.

Date

[1944]

Reference

584187i

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A collection of dying speeches of all those people call'd traytors, Executed in this reign, from Colonel Henry Oxburgh, to the late Mr. James Shepheard. To which is Added, Some of the speeches left by the like Sort of People Executed in Former Times. By comparing which, it will appear that it has been the Practice of most Times, for Men to Justify their own Conduct on all Occasions, even to the Last.

Date

1718

Fair warnings to a careless world, or, the serious practice of religion recommended by the admonitions of dying men, And the Sentiments of all People in their most serious Hours: And other Testimonies of an extraordinary Nature. By Josiah Woodward, D.D. To which is added, Serious advice to sick person by Archbishop Tillotson. As also a prospect of death: A Pindarique Essay. With suitable Cuts.

Date

1717

The last speech and confession of Nicol Muschet of Boghal, who was execute [sic] in the Grass Market of Edinburgh, the sixth day of January 1721. Containing a brief narrative of his life, ... Together with, reflections upon the preceeding passages of his life, ... All written and signed by his own hand. ...

Date

1721?]

A young man lies dying, a woman weeps as she holds his hand, an hourglass stands on the table. Coloured lithograph by J. Bouvier.

Reference

17329i

World War II: a soldier about to be bitten by the malaria mosquito. Colour lithograph by Stacey Hopper, ca. 1944.

Date

[1944]

Reference

584188i

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People crowd around a dying person's bed in grief while final rites are being read. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti, 1812, after R. Westall.

Date

25 March 1812

Reference

17296i

World War II: two female malaria mosquitoes chatting over tea: one recommends the other to try a bite of the Allied troops. Colour lithograph by Stacey Hopper, ca. 1944.

Date

[1944]

Reference

584189i

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