Raleigh

Famous quotes containing the word raleigh:

    But from this earth, this grave, this dust,
    My God shall raise me up, I trust.
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)

    Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may haply strike out his teeth.
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618)

    I wish I loved the Human Race;
    I wish I loved its silly face;
    I wish I liked the way it walks;
    I wish I liked the way it talks;
    And when I’m introduced to one
    I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1861–1922)