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Originally Posted by liafail1978 - Adm. Horatio Nelson, last words, 21 Oct 1805. |
Not quite. According to Surgeon Beatty, "In his dying moments, Nelson’s breath became oppressed and shortly afterwards he uttered his last words, 'Thank God I have done my duty'." Capain Hardy was not present at his death. The "Kiss me, Hardy" was said from earlier, but these were not Nelson's last words. It's a myth.
Anyway, how has a thread on the High Middle Ages or Renaissance get so sidetracked?