64 famous last words
Posted by Josh Taylor / August 24, 2014
When Harriet Tubman died in 1913, the famous Underground Railroad conductor’s last words were, “Swing low, sweet chariot.” Moving, poignant, and dignified. Louise-Marie-Thérèse de Saint Maurice, Comtesse de Vercellis did not have such a dignified ending. She broke wind, and then she said, “Good. A woman who can fart is not dead.” And then she died.
Some last words are sweet, though. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, looked at his wife before he died and uttered, “You’re wonderful.” See the full article for more interesting last words.
Full story at Mental Floss.
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