Use 10 of these words in a sentence!?

Cowering (1) and writhing (2) in the talons (3) of his illness, the infamous (4) liar (5) attempted to purge (6) himself of his sins, begged God for one more year, one more week, one more day to make reparation (7) to those he had wronged, but before the heathen (8) could complete his lament (9), his affliction (10) took hold and he keeled (11) over with one last gasping breath.