What dependence can I have on the alleged events of ancient… - Walter Raleigh

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What dependence can I have on the alleged events of ancient history, when I find such difficulty in ascertaining the truth regarding a matter that has taken place only a few minutes ago, and almost in my own presence!

Walter Raleigh

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Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552 or 1554 – 29 October 1618) is famed as a writer, poet, spy, and explorer. Note that many alternate spellings of his surname exist, including Rawley, Ralegh, and Rawleigh; although "Raleigh" appears most commonly today, he himself used that spelling only once. His most consistent preference was for "Ralegh".

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Native Name: Sir Walter Raleigh

Alternative Names: Sir Walter Ralegh • Walter Ralegh • Walter, Sir Raleigh

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There is nothing exempt from the peril of mutation.

[History] hath triumphed over time, which besides it nothing but eternity hath triumphed over.

So when thou hast, as I Commanded thee, done blabbing — Although to give the lie Deserves no less than stabbing —
Stab at thee he that will,
No stab the soul can kill.

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