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Ralegh mixed scholarship with soldiering from an early age, fighting on the Protestant side in the French Wars of religion before attending Oriel College, Oxford. In 1580 his courage and outspoken manner distinguished him in a campaign against Irish rebels in Munster, and he soon attracted the atten .. .. more >>

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2		A Literature Lesson. Sir Patrick Spens in the Eighteenth Century Manner
3		Epitaph
4		Farewell to the Court
5		Her Reply
6		His Pilgrimage
7		Life
8		My Last Will
9		Nature that Washed Her Hands in Milk
10		Now What Is Love
11		On Being Challenged to Write an Epigram in the Manner of Herrick
12		Sestina Otiosa
13		Song of Myself
14		Stans Puer ad Mensam
15		The Artist
16		The Conclusion
17		The Lie
18		The Silent Lover i
19		The Silent Lover ii
20		To a Lady with an Unruly and Ill-mannered Dog Who Bit several Persons of Importance

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"Historians desiring to write the actions of men, ought to set down the simple truth, and not say anything for love or hatred; also to choose such an opportunity for writing as it may be lawful to think what they will, and write what they think, which is a rare happiness of the time."
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618), British author, soldier, explorer. repr. In The Works of Sir Walter Raleigh, vol. 1 (1751). "A Collection of Political Observations," ch. 25, The Cabinet Council.

"War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory, and good fortune."
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618), British author, soldier, explorer. repr. In The Works of Sir Walter Raleigh, vol. 1 (1751). "A Collection of Political Observations," ch. 25, The Cabinet Council.

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Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618)
Website for Sir Walter Ralegh, Renaissance Poet, Explorer, Historian and one of Queen Elizabeth's favourite courtiers.
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Walter Raleigh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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BBC - History - Walter Raleigh (c.1552 - 1618)
Elizabethan adventurer, courtier and historian Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552-1618). Elizabethan adventurer, courtier and historian Sir Walter Raleigh (c. ...
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Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the grand scalawags of the Elizabethan Age. He made a name for himself fighting the Irish at Munster; later he was introduced ...
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