O Lord have mercy on me, to God I commend my soul.

quote by Anne Boleyn
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I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck.

quote by Anne Boleyn (19 May 1536)
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And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me.

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O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful breast.

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Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die.

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O death, rock me on sleep

O death! rock me on sleep,
Bring me on quiet rest;
Yet pass my guiltless ghost
Out of my careful breast:
Toll on the passing bell,
Ring out the doleful knell,
Let the sound of my death tell,
For I must die,
There is no remedy,
For now I die.

My pains who can express?
Alas! they are so strong,
My dolor will not suffer strength
My life for to prolong:
Toll on the passing bell, etc.

Alone, in prison strong,
I wail my destiny,
Wo worth this cruel hap that I

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poem by Anne Boleyn (1536)
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