The Death-bed of Mirabeau
At the first news of his illness I ran to see him. He was in bed, pale and emaciated, his eyes dull, and his visage sunk. I approached him, took his hand, and asked him where was the seat of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney · Obituaries & funerals
Obituaries & funerals, 1831
15 stories in Sydney's papers
The Late Mrs. Cowper. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette
SIR, I attended Divine Service at St. Philip's Church with my family on Sunday morning, and after the prayers and the beautiful singing had terminated,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English News, To September 28. Public Funeral of Mr. Huskisson
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, SEPT. 24.—The funeral of Mr. Huskisson has just taken place, and with such marks of public respect, regard, and sorrow, as must sooth the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Remarks on the Political Character of the Late Mr. Huskisson, and on Mr. Therry's Memoir of That Lamented Statesman. —"tumulum Munere accumulem donis, fungarque inani." VIRG
The elegant effusion from the pen of Mr. Therry, which adorns the columns of your journal, confirms he reputation of that accomplished writer. It [?]learly manifests the possession of a warm and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Poetry. the Convent Funeral. a Fragment
THE convent bell is heavily tolling, Its [?]hoes are over the river rolling, Pealing o[?]er many a pastoral dell Where the free peasants calmly dwell,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Death of Lord Byron
Thy destiny's cast and before thee, And sever'd thy body and breath, Thou'rt left, and the Muses deplore thee, On the dark and cold desert of death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some Passages From the Diary of the Late Mr. St. John Long. "Aye—there's the rub."—HAMLET. (From Fra[?]er's Magazine[?])
"'Tis all one!" said I, laying down the newspaper on the breakfast table, after reading an erroneous representation of myself and the Marquess of Sligo: "I am resolved to remove this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of the Rear-admiral Sir Edward Berry, Bart., K. C. B.
This distinguished officer had been several years suffering under severe illness, the offect of paralysis, which rendered him incapable of taking upon himself the active duties for which his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Select Poetry. on the Death of Lord Byron. (From the Literary Gezette.)
Th[?] destiny's cast and before the[?] And sever'd thy body and breath, Th[?]t loft, and the Muses deplore the[?], On the dark and cold desert of death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Funeral of Lieut. Berkely
The last melancholy office of friendship toward this lamented young officer, who has fell a victim to decline in the prime of life, was performed on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Mr. E. S. Wills
The lamented death of that amiable and promising young Australian, Mr. EDWARD SPENCER WILLS, was announced in this journal some weeks ago;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Poetry. [For the Sydney Gazette.] Death of the Grecian Slave
THE ebb of lifeâthe pulse is lowâ Death creeps thro' ev'ry veinâ The hectic flushes come and go, The death-dews gather on the brow,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melancholy Death of Lord and Lady Walsingham. Dreadful Fire This Morning
This morning (April 27) a fire, dreadful rather in its consequences to humon life than for the ravages of the flames, broke out at the residence of Lord Walsingham, at No. 55, Upper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Mrs. Siddons
Mrs. Siddons died at her house in Upper Baker-street, Portman-square, at half past nine o'clock on Wednesday morning (June 8). The event, though not altogether unexpected, has plunged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Father Murphy's Sermon on the Death of Sir Joseph Yorke
Did you ever hear of Sir John Joseph Yorke? To be sure you didn't; I'll answer for you. Now, I want to show you how quare things come about, and how them that speaks agin the…
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