William Alexander Quotes


Great conquests trouble, where contempt may please -- the one yields glory, and the other ease.


Citations

Alexander, William. The Alexandræan Tragedy. 1605. The Monarchicke Tragedies, Valentine Simmes for Edward Blount, 1607.

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William Alexander
William Alexander
  • Born:
  • Died: February 12, 1640
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Explorer

William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling was a Scottish courtier and poet who was involved in the Scottish colonisation of Charles Fort, later Port-Royal, Nova Scotia in 1629 and Long Island, New York. His literary works include Aurora (1604), The Monarchick Tragedies (1604) and Doomes-Day (1614, 1637).