...man, trained in the same great service, lay a-dyiug, he desired that on his tomb might be inscribed the words, - Here lies Henry Lawrence, who tried to do his duty." He tried nobly, and he did it. James Outram tried nobly, and he also did his duty ; and doing his duty...

...inscribed the following simple words, dictated by himself ere he drew his last breath, ' In memory of Henry Lawrence, who tried to do his duty. May the Lord have mercy on his soul!' One consequence of the period of warfare through which this place has recently passed is the number...

...covers his remains, bearing the well-known inscription, placed there by his own wish : ' Here lies Sir Henry Lawrence, who tried to do his duty. May the Lord have mercy on his soul ! ' Such was the manly modesty of one who was only conscious of having tried to do his duty ; while...

...covers his remains, bearing the well-known inscription, placed there by his own wish : ' Here lies Sir Henry Lawrence, who tried to do his duty. May the Lord have merey on his soul ! ' Such was the manly modesty of one who was only conscious of having tried to do...

...monument to Mr. Polehampton, the exemplary chaplain, and hard by a plain slab hears the inscription, " Here lies Henry Lawrence, who tried to do his duty : may the Lord have mercy on his soul ! " words dictated by himself on his death hed. Other monuments commemorate Captain Graham of the Bengal...

...school. In the adjoining cemetery rests Lawrence. His tombstone bears the following inscription: — Here Lies HENRY LAWRENCE Who tried to do his duty.* May the Lord have mercy on his soul. Born 28 June 1806. Died July 4 1857. * These were his last words. The succeeding sentence seems out...

...death received the communion. He asked that no eulogy might be written on his tomb, but only these words : " Here lies Henry Lawrence, who tried to do his duty. May God have mercy on his soul." This dying utterance is inscribed on the plain slab of marble that covers...

...his last moments he begged that no epitaph, except the following, should be inscribed on his tomb. Here lies Henry Lawrence, Who tried to do his duty ; May The Lord have Mercy on his Soul. In one chamber, six soldiers of the 32nd Regiment were buried in ruins, the walls of the apartment...

...monument to Mr. Polehampton, the exemplary chaplain, and hard by a plain slab bears the inscription, " Here lies Henry Lawrence, who tried to do his duty : may the Lord have mercy on his soul ! " words dictated by himself on his deathbed. Other monuments commemorate Captain Graham of the Bengal...

...Indian Mutiny. Also that of Sir Henry Lawrence, with the epitaph written by himself, " Here lies Sir Henry Lawrence, who tried to do his duty. May the Lord have mercy upon his soul." The archway then by which I entered had been the famous " Baillie Guard," the gate-lodge...