Because he had seen much of life, his last and greatest wor… - Walter Raleigh

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Because he had seen much of life, his last and greatest work, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, is more than a collection of facts: it is a book of wisdom and experience, a treatise on the conduct of life, a commentary on human destiny.

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Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (5 September 1861 – 13 May 1922) was an English scholar, poet and author.

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Alternative Names: Sir Walter Raleigh • Walter Alexander Raleigh • Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

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