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Sir Walter Raleigh (/ ' r l i /, / ' r æ l i /, or / ' r l i / ; c. 1554 – 29 October 1618) was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer. He is also well known for popularizing tobacco in England.


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Quote Left Better were it to be unborn than to be ill bred. Quote Right
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Quote Left Even such is Time, which takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we have,... Quote Right
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Quote Left 'Tis a sharp medicine, but it will cure all that ails you. -- last words before his beheadding Quote Right
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Quote Left Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall. Quote Right
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Quote Left No man is esteemed for colorful garments except by fools and women. Quote Right
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