Sir Walter RaleighYou have lived like a star at which the world has gazed, said the judge at Sir Walter Raleigh's trial. He was fortune's tennis ball, said another contemporary, to many others he was an arrogant liar. |
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Page 120
... Soon break , soon wither , soon forgotten , In folly ripe , in reason rotten .. But could youth last , and love still breed , 120 SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
... Soon break , soon wither , soon forgotten , In folly ripe , in reason rotten .. But could youth last , and love still breed , 120 SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
Page 400
... soon as he arrived at the Tower he wrote another letter to the King , one that has also been much copied . Cecil had asked Sir George Harvey to wish Raleigh well , which must be why a draft of the letter in Raleigh's hand was found ...
... soon as he arrived at the Tower he wrote another letter to the King , one that has also been much copied . Cecil had asked Sir George Harvey to wish Raleigh well , which must be why a draft of the letter in Raleigh's hand was found ...
Page 526
... soon became aware that Stukeley had suddenly become much more watchful . Not knowing why this should be so , he decided that Stukeley must be drawn into the plot , another reason being that Manourie would soon be leaving them . The ...
... soon became aware that Stukeley had suddenly become much more watchful . Not knowing why this should be so , he decided that Stukeley must be drawn into the plot , another reason being that Manourie would soon be leaving them . The ...
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