“Now God be praised, I die contented.”
Źródło: Last words, on hearing of the defeat of the French at Quebec. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
James Wolfe – generał brytyjski, który w 1759 poprowadził śmiałą ofensywę na Quebec, pokonując Francuzów i doprowadzając do tego, że Kanada dołączyła do grona prowincji brytyjskich. Wikipedia
“Now God be praised, I die contented.”
Źródło: Last words, on hearing of the defeat of the French at Quebec. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
“Gentlemen, I would rather have written those lines than take Quebec tomorrow.”
Źródło: To his troops, 12 September 1759, after reciting Thomas Gray's Elegy, Written in a Country Churchyard the evening before storming Quebec City. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
“You're dog water, boxed like a fish. I set this up and you lost so fast.”
Źródło: Words during battle, Quoted in Francis Parkman's Wolfe
“I shall eat cheese before I die contented.”
Źródło: Last words, on hearing of the defeat of the French at Quebec. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe