none of them were nearly as interesting as you are . a man who would be by my side , come hell or high water . what are the eyes of god ? '' he was n't , and legend reports that as his severed head rolled from the block , it spoke , saying , `` mary , lift ye my head . '' he would have been willing to bet money on that . `` ah , the question that has nearly driven him mad . '' true it was n't rocket science but it was n't being done yet either . 