Sir Walter Raleigh image
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Born in 1554 / Died in October 29, 1618 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Sir Walter Raleigh

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The Artist

... He fiddles with the works of God, ...

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My Last Will

... and man, Snatching all the joys he can, ...

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The Conclusion

... But from this earth, this grave, this dust, ...

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To His Love When He Had Obtained Her

... Then gather flowers in their prime, ...

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Her Reply

... But could youth last, and love still breed, ...

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Farewell to the Court

... Whose sweet spring spent, whose summer well-nigh done-- ...

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Sestina Otiosa

... All in vain! The accomplished Man of Business ...

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Stans Puer ad Mensam

... Guard well your hands: two things have been ...

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Hymn

... And let vain thoughts no more thy thoughts abuse ...

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From Catullus V

... Sleep, after our short light, ...

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The Passionate Man's Pilgrimage

...  Just at the stroke when my veins start and spread, ...

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A Vision upon the Fairy Queen

...  And groans of buried ghosts the heavens did pierce : ...

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Sir Walter Raleigh (The night before his death)

...   Our youth, our joys, and all we have, ...

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As You Came from the Holy Land

...  "What's the cause that she leaves you alone, ...

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Even Such Is Time

... And from which earth, and grave, and dust ...