Walter Raleigh Quotes


No mortal thing can bear so high a price, But that with mortal thing it may be bought.


Citations

Raleigh, Walter. The Poems of Sir Walter Raleigh. Edited by Agnes M. C. Latham, Constable, 1929.

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Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh
  • Born:
  • Died: October 29, 1618
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Explorer

Sir Walter Raleigh, also spelled Ralegh, was an English statesman, soldier, spy, writer, poet, explorer, and landed gentleman. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England during the Spanish Armada and held political positions under Elizabeth I.