To rise by others' fall I deem a losing gain; All states with others' ruins built To ruin run amain. - Robert Southwell

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To rise by others' fall
I deem a losing gain;
All states with others' ruins built
To ruin run amain.

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About Robert Southwell

St. Robert Southwell (1561 – February 21 1595) was an English poet, a Jesuit priest, and a martyr for the Catholic faith. He was canonized in 1970.

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Alternative Names: Reverend Robert Southwell
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