| 单词 | Ralegh |
| 例句 | Walter Ralegh dazzled her majesty with his vision for an American colony. Smart redhead 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z "Police officers in Ralegh declared protest a non essential activity," Townhall columnist Mike Adams tweeted about the North Carolina protest Tuesday. Rallies to reopen economy spread across country as officials urge caution to prevent coronavirus resurgence 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z "Police officers in Ralegh declared protest a non essential activity," he said. Coronavirus checkpoints, restrictions bring on lawsuits, constitutional questions 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Made minor punctuation corrections, changed all asterisms to ***, and made the following noted changes: Page 12: Changed "Ralegh" to "Raleigh". A List of Kegan Paul, Trench and Co.'s Publications (1887) 2011-10-09T02:00:29.380Z Something about the man's straightforwardness and sincerity seems to have appealed to Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It is, on tradition meet to be credited, the birthplace of Walter Ralegh. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z The trial of Sir Walter Ralegh in 1603 began a call by people for a right to confront and question one's accusers. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z R. Ralegh, Sir Walter,remarks on, 145-147.Rome,appearance of the inhabitants of, &c. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z The first to appear will be a Life of Sir Waiter Ralegh, by Major Hume, the learned author of “The Year after the Armada.” Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine And so he quietly set about to sap Ralegh's influence, though on the surface he remained as friendly as he had ever been, and let his son stay with the Raleghs at Sherborne. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z "Probably no conceivable growth of democracy," says a writer on Ralegh's genealogy, "will make the extraction of a famous man other than a point of general interest." A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z There were five ships, one of which was fitted out by Ralegh,50 and one, the Golden Hind, had for its captain and owner, Edward Hayes, the chronicler of the voyage. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Meanwhile, in 1603, poor Ralegh had been tried on a charge of aiding and abetting the plot to raise Arabella Stuart to the throne of England, on the death of Queen Elizabeth. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Ralegh had been at Smerwick: he had been in command of one of the bands put in by Lord Grey to do the execution. Spenser Many things called Ralegh; the spirit of unrest was always strong in him; he was always longing to get right away. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh's family, at least, won more lustre from him than he from them, though his mother, of the race of the Champernownes, was a mother of heroes indeed. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z Gilbert's half-brother, Sir Walter Ralegh, was cast in the same mould, but the record of his doings lies in the main beyond the range of this book. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Even the discovery of gold in Guiana, which goes to confirm the reports of Ralegh, three centuries ago, is only known to a few. The West Indies and the Spanish Main He was no longer merely the favourite of a knot of enthusiastic friends, and outside of them only recognized and valued at his true measure by such judges as Sidney and Ralegh. Spenser He wanted all the information he could obtain, and from Berreo he obtained it, though he was bitterly opposed, as might be expected, to the English and to Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z By her first marriage she had borne Sir Walter's great half-brother, Humphrey Gilbert; and when Otho Gilbert passed, the widow wedded Walter Ralegh, and gave birth to another prodigy. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z Ralegh lost no time in sending out settlers. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Ralegh arrived at Trinidad in March, 1595, and as a matter of precaution captured the Spanish town of St. Joseph, and the Governor, De Berrio, from whom he heard more stories of El Dorado. The West Indies and the Spanish Main But it suited one side of Spenser's mind, as it suited that of all but the most independent Englishmen of the time, Shakespere, Bacon, Ralegh. Spenser Once more Ralegh had a long conference with him concerning the kingdom of Guiana, and once more he was impressed by the wisdom of the old man's replies to his questions. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z James ministered to her revenge, and Ralegh perished; "the only man left alive, of note, that had helped to beat the Spaniards in the year 1588." A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z So far, Ralegh's scheme had failed; but the failure was due to untoward circumstances, not to the nature of the country, and he still persevered in his efforts. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Ralegh everywhere tried his best to ingratiate himself with the Indians, succeeding so well that his name became known over the whole of Guiana. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In the letter to Sir W. Ralegh, accompanying the first portion of it, he unfolds elaborately the sense of his allegory, as he expounded it to his friends in Dublin. Spenser For three hours Ralegh, at anchor, kept up an incessant cannonade against the galleons and the forts; the volleys of cannon and culverin came as thick as if it had been a skirmish of musketeers. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He sometimes wrote it Ralegh, the last syllable probably pronounced ly, or lay. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Before the end of the summer, White sailed for England, to give an account of what had been done; and, on his return home, Ralegh prepared to send relief to the colony. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical If Ralegh had been prepared to throw all the responsibility on his lieutenant, the king could only be satisfied with treasure. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Burghley's policy, and Walsingham's resolution, and Ralegh's daring inventiveness were alike baffled by the conditions of a problem harder than the peopling of America or the conquest of India. Spenser In the assault Ralegh received "a grievous blow in the leg interlaced and deformed with splinters." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The spelling of "Ralegh: His Exploits" is actually the title of the book by Towle. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Ralegh was the latest product of the times of romance, an his attempts at colonization were premature and unsuccessful. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Sir Robert Dudley and Sir Walter Ralegh were both at Trinidad in 1595, and for several years before and after the English rovers were plentiful in the Gulf of Mexico. The West Indies and the Spanish Main And he had become acquainted, perhaps, by this time, had formed a friendship, with Walter Ralegh, one of the most active men in Irish business, whose influence was rising wherever he was becoming known. Spenser Moreover, Ralegh and Essex were no longer in open enmity. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It was Ralegh's ambition to open to his countrymen this region which would be easily accessible from the coasts, of which he had formerly taken possession in the name of England. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Your Lordship's everest faithful, to honour you most, W. Ralegh. Raleigh The "Letters Patent" to Walter Ralegh, Esquire, dated the 25th of March, 1584, may be considered as the first charter of the English colonies. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Ralegh found the Queen, for some reason or another, and reasons were not hard to find, offended and dangerous. Spenser The men who foretold trouble from the greater man spoke as truly as Ralegh proved his courage and foresight in the event. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In July 1617 Ralegh set sail from Plymouth harbour for this object, with seven ships of war and a number of small transports carrying about 700 men. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) The Report of 1591 was anonymous, and it was Hakluyt first who, in reprinting it in 1599, was permitted to state that it was 'penned by the honourable Sir Walter Ralegh, knight.' Raleigh The explorations of Ralegh and his captains were published all over Europe, with the result that attention was generally drawn to Guiana. The West Indies and the Spanish Main But before Lord Grey's departure, Ralegh had left Ireland, and had found the true field for his ambition, in the English court. Spenser Essex, Gorges, Blount, and other brave men were beheaded, and Ralegh, as Captain of the Guard, was present at their executions. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh remembered full well what a danger he ran if he engaged in a struggle and fought with them: he knew that he was thereby forfeiting his life. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) The letters patents, granted by the Queenes Maiestie to M. Walter Ralegh now Knight, for the discovering and planting of new lands and Countries, to continue the space of 6. yeeres and no more. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Ralegh seems to have purposely ignored the presence of these people in Guiana, probably to prevent any question of prior rights on the part of a friendly nation. The West Indies and the Spanish Main His own great ship, which he had built, the Ark Ralegh, had carried the flag of the High Admiral of England in the glorious but terrible summer of 1588. Spenser Sir Walter Ralegh," said Blount, "I thank God that you are present. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh came back to England without an ounce of gold, and without having effected any result whatever: he appeared in the light of an adventurer who had wantonly desired to break the peace with Spain. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Written by one of the said Captaines, and sent to sir Walter Ralegh knight, at whose charge and direction, the said voyage was set forth. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Unfortunately young Ralegh was killed in the fight, and the thought of how he could tell this bad news preyed upon the mind of Keymis until all relish for gold-seeking was lost. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Essex, who had long scorned "that knave Ralegh," was in the ascendant. Spenser Lord Cobham's name is often found at this time in association with Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z So run the words of the commission: it is therein said expressly 'Sir Walter Ralegh being under the peril of the law.' A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) For a moment it seemed as if Ralegh had been superfluously mistrustful of English justice. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Keymis had been the intimate friend of Ralegh through all his troubles. The West Indies and the Spanish Main He describes the interruption of his retired and, as he paints it, peaceful and pastoral life in his Irish home, by the appearance of Ralegh, the "Shepherd of the Ocean," from "the main sea deep." Spenser Cecil saw that Essex and Ralegh were the only men considerable enough to thwart his own project of supremacy. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The mutual opposition between these powerful tendencies, and the men who made them their own, brought the career of Walter Ralegh to a close. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Soon it must have become apparent that success in a prosecution of Ralegh depended solely on the plausibility and consistency of Cobham's accusations. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography For the first time the bereaved father was angry with his captain; perhaps if Keymis died the whole blame would be laid upon his shoulders, and Ralegh be exonerated. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Ralegh, at the moment, was under a cloud. Spenser Six hundred thousand acres of land had been confiscated from the Earl of Desmond, and probably at his own suggestion Ralegh undertook to plant an English colony there. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z After his fall Ralegh was liberated from the Tower. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Ralegh has recorded that Cobham's remorse for the evil wrought by his charges of July 20 commenced within the building in which they had been uttered. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh had heard the story of "El Dorado" and of the failures of the many German and Spanish knights. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In that art Ralegh was only too apt a teacher. Spenser Indeed Ralegh's immense energy is typical of the time. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh combined in his own person the aspirations of the age in a most vivid manner. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Messages, he suspected, had passed between the two in which Ralegh had 'expostulated Cobham's unkind using of him.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The first grant made by Queen Elizabeth for a settlement in America was given to Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1578, but the father of English colonisation was Sir Walter Ralegh. The West Indies and the Spanish Main At Kilcolman, Ralegh became acquainted with what Spenser had done of the Faery Queen. Spenser Reprisals against Spain became the vogue, into which Ralegh threw himself with spirit. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The first of these lived henceforward in exile: the second continued to live in England, but weighed down by his disgrace: Grey and Walter Ralegh were imprisoned in the Tower. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Cobham, though later he forgot the fact, appears to have duly replied in a letter, which was pushed under Ralegh's door. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography So low was Ralegh's condition that he had to be carried ashore, and although he soon became a little better under a course of fresh meat and fruits, he never wholly recovered. The West Indies and the Spanish Main This is the poetical version of Ralegh's appreciation of the treasure which he had lighted on in Ireland, and of what he did to make it known to the admiration and delight of England. Spenser Of the facts of his courtship very little is known, and what is known is strangely mingled with the business of reprisals against Spain, in which Ralegh was actively engaged. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z What a remarkable work would it have been, had Walter Ralegh himself recorded the history of his time. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) In it he admitted the wrong he had done to Ralegh. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh said he was undone, and that Keymis was entirely to blame. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Of all her favourites Ralegh was the one whom his wayward mistress seemed to find most delight in tormenting. Spenser When Ralegh returned, he was sent to the Tower, avowedly because he had disobeyed orders in setting sail at all, really because the Queen looked upon his marriage as a kind of personal treason. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The affair might have been dangerous, if a man of the activity, weight, and intelligence of Walter Ralegh had taken part in it. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) It was 'not to my contenting,' as afterwards said Ralegh, who wrote again. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography She also lost the island of Trinidad, which had remained in her possession since the days of Ralegh. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Amid such influences, and with such a friend as Ralegh, Spenser may naturally have been tempted by some of the dreams of advancement of which Ralegh's soul was full. Spenser Change is the law of life, and Ralegh was immensely alive. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh defended himself with so much courage and vigour, that the listeners who had come wishing to see him condemned went away with a tenfold stronger desire that he might be acquitted. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) The question of Ralegh's moral innocence is not the same as that of his legal innocence. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Robert Harcourt followed to the same river in 1609, like Leigh, getting promises of assistance from the Indians by using the name of Ralegh. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In spite of Ralegh's friendship, he had found that in the Court he was not likely to thrive. Spenser By this time, all the rivers having risen five feet and more, further progress became impossible; and Ralegh, dividing his company into bands, sent them inland in every direction to explore. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z We shall meet with Ralegh once more: he never lost sight of the world, nor the world of him. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) This would explain Cobham's alarm, otherwise unintelligible, that Ralegh meant to inveigle him and other agitators into Jersey, and then give them up. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh asked the people of England to judge for themselves. The West Indies and the Spanish Main When Ralegh and the "Somersetshire men" were dividing among them the County of Cork, the Clerk of the Council was remembered by some of his friends. Spenser And Ralegh had much cause to hate the young man. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh in fact guarded against any collision with the Spaniards on his voyage. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) He arrived at his conclusion against Ralegh on the testimony of Arenberg's intercepted letters, which James had shown him. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography However, Ralegh did not confine himself to North America—there were other countries not in the actual possession of any Christian prince, the most notable being Guiana. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Both had been together at Smerwick, and probably in other passages of the Munster war; both had served under Lord Grey, Spenser's master, though he had been no lover of Ralegh. Spenser Robert Cecil in power—Downfall of Essex—Ralegh's opinion of Essex—Governor of Jersey—Peril imminent. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Somerset was Ralegh's personal enemy, and had gained possession of his best estate. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Ralegh combated the scheme in two Discourses, printed long after his death. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh saw these, and was induced by their reports and his own knowledge of the Indies, which he had gained in working at his colonisation schemes, to go out and look up the matter. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In their different degrees, Ralegh with his two or three Seignories of half a county, and Spenser with his more modest estate, they were embarked in the same enterprise, the plantation of Munster. Spenser And small wonder if Ralegh hated the man who had offered gross insult to the old Queen in public. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z What was likely to happen if they opposed the forces which Ralegh landed to search for the gold mines which he had formerly seen there? A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Ralegh despatched it with a letter, asserting that it would certainly heal this or any other case of fever, unless there were poison. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Thus, as Ralegh was the father of English colonisation, so his beloved Guiana became the parent of the British West Indies. The West Indies and the Spanish Main That it was not without reason that this explanatory key was prefixed to the work, and that either Spenser or Ralegh felt it to be almost indispensable, appear from the concluding paragraph. Spenser Ralegh wrote his opinion quite frankly to Sir Robert about him. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z This aisle contains many interesting effigies, among them two of those of unknown knights, considered to commemorate Sir Humphrey de Bohun and Sir Henry de Ralegh. Exeter Forty years later, Carew Ralegh referred to the rumour as still credited. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The failure of Ralegh came at a critical moment in German history. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Ralegh had something else to do than to think of Spenser's fortunes. Spenser The letter has raised much feeling against Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The friars refused to allow Sir Henry Ralegh's body to be taken to the Cathedral, and they claimed the wax and offerings. Exeter At first the preposterous suspicion of Ralegh's sympathy with the Gunpowder Plot may have caused delay. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography They saw the execution of Ralegh, the sacrifice of the Palatinate, the exaction of benevolences, the multiplication of monopolies, the supremacy of Buckingham. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Spenser knew Ralegh only in the promise of his adventurous prime—so buoyant and fearless, so inexhaustible in project and resource, so unconquerable by checks and reverses. Spenser The results of the victory, for which Ralegh was chiefly responsible, were far-reaching and decisive. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z When Ralegh leaves Elizabeth’s presence he tell us his ‘forsaken heart’ and his ‘withered mind’ were ‘widowed of all the joys’ they ‘once possessed.’ A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Ralegh may himself not have commenced by realising the gigantic comprehensiveness of his undertaking. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh's son had fallen in the struggle; but, heart-broken as he was by the loss and disappointment, the natural daring of the man saw a fresh resource. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 The same brilliant illusion that led Ralegh to the South made credulous mariners believe in a Norumbega in the forests of Acadia. Canada When Essex arrived, Ralegh was master of the island. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Variation in the spelling of the names Jonson/Johnson, Spenser/Spencer, and Ralegh/Raleigh is as in the original. English Past and Present Ralegh, though it is not very likely, may have given the fragment to Daniel for use in his history. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography James at once put his old sentence in force; and the death of Ralegh on the scaffold atoned for the affront to Spain. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 "You must take care to avoid the clutches of the Inquisition," Ralegh added, not lowering his voice noticeably, yet not speaking loud enough to be heard by others. Days of the Discoverers Sir Christopher Blount, who was a partisan of Essex, heard of the prospective meeting, and urged Gorges to kill Ralegh and thus to rid the Earl of his chief enemy at a blow. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The process of formation may be well studied in Lord Wimbledon's first orders, where Ralegh's special expeditional additions will be found absorbed and adapted to the conditions of a larger fleet. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. In the summer of 1614 he became, in consequence of a speech in the House of Commons, Ralegh's fellow prisoner. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh's settlement on the Virginian coast, the first attempt which Englishmen had made to claim North America for their own, had soon proved a failure. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 The same is true of the spelling "Ralegh." Days of the Discoverers As Ralegh was pulled to the place of conference, Blount fired with a musket at him four times. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Moreover, there is evidence that, with the exception of those articles which were designed in view of the special destination of Ralegh's voyage, the whole of them were based on an early Elizabethan precedent. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Ralegh's intense desire to secure accuracy, his avowal of it, and its notoriety, have given occasion for charges against his title to the credit of the total result. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Without a single claim to distinction save the favour of the king, Carr rose at a bound to honours which Elizabeth had denied to Ralegh and to Drake. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Ralegh's head lifted as if he saw visions. Days of the Discoverers The Babington conspiracy by which Ralegh was ultimately enriched brought about a crisis between the loyal and disaffected. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The evidence, however, that Ralegh borrowed it from an earlier set of orders is fairly clear. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. According to him Ralegh, who had just completed the manuscript of a second volume, looking from his window into a court-yard, saw a man strike an officer near a raised stone. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh lay in prison; Bacon could not find office under the Crown. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Cecil and Howard, picking a quarrel with Ralegh, had him shut up in the Tower. Days of the Discoverers Ralegh's presence became a necessity, and he was released. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z We may take it therefore that his treatise was mainly inspired by Ralegh, to whom indeed a large part of it is sometimes attributed. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. He showed Ralegh a scratch on the cheek he had received in pulling away the sword. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Mr. Edwards has certainly written the Life of Ralegh from fuller information than any previous biographer. MacMillan & Co.'s General Catalogue of Works in the Departments of History, Biography, Travels, and Belles Lettres, December, 1869 "A good simile, Philip," said Ralegh, with shining eyes. Days of the Discoverers Ralegh was furious, and swore that he would do scout's work himself. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The gist of the matter is a set of fleet orders which he has appended as a precedent at the end of his treatise, and it is on these orders that Ralegh's are clearly based. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Ralegh, to the last, clung to the chance of rehabilitation through Cobham. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography He is intelligent, industrious, sympathetic: and the world has in his two volumes larger means afforded it of knowing Ralegh than it ever possessed before. MacMillan & Co.'s General Catalogue of Works in the Departments of History, Biography, Travels, and Belles Lettres, December, 1869 The country Ralegh's people saw has got room for the whole of France and England, and plenty timber and corn-land. Days of the Discoverers He felt his power grow less; and on Ralegh in particular he looked with hatred as upon the chief cause of his downfall. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z They commence with fourteen articles, consisting mainly of sailing instructions, similar to those which occur later in Ralegh's set. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Privy Councillors examined him after Ralegh's trial, and he repeated his calumnies. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Sir Walter Ralegh was born only a few miles down below Ottery St. Mary, in the same beautiful valley from which you and I, Antony, and the poet have come. The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson Ralegh knew well that this was no time for him to be wandering about strange coasts. Days of the Discoverers "I most willingly," Ralegh replied, "and I beseech God to forgive you, and to give you His divine comfort." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The articles which follow correspond closely both in order and expression to Ralegh's, ending with No. 36, where Ralegh's special articles relating to landing in Guiana begin. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Ralegh, the Court favourite, the poet, was cast in a more plastic mould than Grey. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography He was born in Devon, two years after Ralegh, in 1554. The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson Within a fortnight Sir Walter Ralegh's two ships, which they commanded, would be out upon the gray Atlantic. Days of the Discoverers Meanwhile Ralegh continued the duties of his own life, at Sherborne and at Durham House. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh's important twenty-ninth article dealing with the method of attack is practically identical with that of Gorges. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. From an order of Council after her death, she would seem to have consulted Ralegh as an expert. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography But Hawkins, Drake, Ralegh, and the men behind the English guns were too strong even for the Invincible Armada. A Short History of the United States Ralegh, careless and debonair, gave him a frank salutation as he came to speak to his captains. Days of the Discoverers Cobham was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and often on his way to the coast he managed to make a short visit to the Raleghs at Sherborne. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The important question is, how much earlier than Ralegh's are these orders of Gorges's treatise? Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Lady Ralegh, whom she is said on her first arrival from Scotland to have repulsed, had gained her ear and sympathy. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Explain carefully Ralegh's connection with our history. b. A Short History of the United States "There was a colony of Captain George Popham and Ralegh Gilbert went out, five year ago," said Simons doubtfully. Days of the Discoverers The Queen was at this time staying with the Marquis of Winchester at Basing, and to her the Duc de Biron rode, escorted by Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Then there is an article, which Ralegh omits, relating to the use of 'musket-arrows.' Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Ralegh never had reason to doubt the sincerity of his admiration. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Was the territory Ralegh named Virginia just what is now the state of Virginia? c. A Short History of the United States Then there is none of the ancient moralists to whom the modern, from Montaigne, Charron, Ralegh, Bacon, downwards, owe more than to Seneca. Studies in Literature In that way Ralegh could easily be caught in the toils of a conspiracy. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In the Spanish service it came first, and it was thence probably that Ralegh got his idea. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Little cause as Ralegh had to respect the impartiality of Popham and Coke in criminal procedure, he retained full confidence in their legal learning. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh, of course, was greatly disappointed to see his colonists again in England. A School History of the United States The Foresight and the Crane being but smal ships; only the other were of the middle size; the rest, besides the Barke Ralegh, commanded by Captaine Thin, were victuallers, and of small force or none. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain And in his third letter he praises Howard for his fidelity, and refers bitterly to Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Orders to be observed by the commanders of the fleet and land companies under the charge and conduct of Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight, bound for the south parts of America or elsewhere. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Hampden was a devoted student of it, as of Ralegh's other writings. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh could do no more, and in 1589 made over all his rights to a joint-stock company of merchants. A School History of the United States And from thence wee brought our prizes to Southampton, where sir Walter Ralegh being our owner, rewarded vs with our shares. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain Arrival of James VI. of Scotland—Ralegh in immediate disfavour—Gondomar comments on James—Ralegh accused of treason—Cobham and Brooke—Ralegh attempts suicide—Cobham's retractions—November 17—And the trial's infamy. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh met the charge by pleading he was himself a 'principal commander.'—Purchas, iv. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Contemporaries believed that he was jealous of Ralegh's literary ability and fame. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh's noble efforts to plant a colony aroused Englishmen to the possibility of founding a great empire in the New World, and especially one named Bartholomew Gosnold. A School History of the United States To give them the names of the Drake and the Ralegh was laying a trap for satire.' Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James was not slow in compassing Ralegh's downfall. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z His friend, Dr. Birch, being now engaged in preparing an edition of Ralegh's smaller pieces, Dr. Johnson wrote the following letter to that gentleman: 'To DR. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 There is no other evidence, and the majority of Ralegh's biographers have simply accepted the fact on the authority of Chamberlain's assertion. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography After the discovery of the North American coast by the Cabots, England made no attempt to settle it for nearly eighty years; and even then the colonies planted by Gilbert and Ralegh were failures. A School History of the United States "Too late!" said Ralegh, and sighed, entirely without passion now that the dice had fallen and showed that the game was lost. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series It is easy to imagine what were the feelings of James as Ralegh propounded his masterly exposition of the Spanish situation, and offered his own services. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z What the plan of the poem is Spenser explains in a prefatory letter to Sir Walter Ralegh. A History of English Literature Ralegh and his wife never complained; and they were not given to suffering in silence. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography North and South Carolina.%—You remember that away back in the sixteenth century the French under Jean Ribault and the English under Ralegh undertook to plant colonies on what is now the Carolina coast. A School History of the United States That," said Ralegh, "is because those adventurers were ignorant alike of the country and of the art of conciliating its inhabitants. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Ralegh was still suspended from his post of Captain of the Guard; but in June he was brought by Cecil to the Queen's presence. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The first three books of this, his crowning achievement, Spenser, under enthusiastic encouragement from Ralegh, brought to London and published in 1590. A History of English Literature Waad disliked Ralegh; there is no ground for belief that he would have perpetrated a cold-blooded fraud to gratify his ill-will. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Sir Walter Ralegh brought from the new world that potato and that weed, the one a killer of pestilence by absorption, the other a poisoner of the ear, eye, heart, memory, will understanding, all. Ulysses To Ralegh, waiting at the mouth of the Orinoco, came his beaten forces in retreat, with the terrible news of a happening that meant his ruin. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Between Ralegh and Essex there was something in common at certain moments; there was a gallantry about both men, which, in spite of everything, each could not fail to recognize in the other. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Walter Ralegh made an expedition to North America in 1584 and named Virginia in honor of the Queen, who was a virgin. Our Legal Heritage But it is one of the many Ralegh myths, with a possible particle of truth in it, which cannot be sifted out of the mass of fiction. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Nothing illustrates his rapid rise in favour so well as a letter which Ralegh writes to Lord Burghley from the Court at Greenwich. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z To convince him that he did Sir Lewis an injustice, Ralegh put the blunt question to his kinsman in King's presence. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series About the time that Ralegh's ship, the Wat, returned from Guiana with the news which its captain, Mr. Thomas Masham, brought, the expedition was ready to put out to sea. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z For it was during these last desperate endeavours of the Catholic party that she first drew Ralegh to herself. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh built more hopes on the favour of the Prince of Wales than on that of his mother. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography For there are many wits where quickness and hardness, which he distinguishes so sharply, are as memorably, as in the case of young Ralegh, combined—"sharpe tooles" whose edges be never turned. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Yet before all this happened, Sir Lewis had for his part in Sir Walter Ralegh's death come to be an object of execration throughout the land, and to be commonly known as "Sir Judas." The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Ralegh's squadron was separated from the fleet, and was forced by the wind into the Bay of Biscay, out of which he found the greatest difficulty in making his way. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Listen to Thomas Lever, who spoke of the work some twenty years before Ralegh's time. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Through his mother he made Ralegh's acquaintance in his boyhood, and for him the prisoner was a hero. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Therefore it is extremely probable that young Ralegh owed to him, if not his actual introduction to Leicester, at any rate a great furtherance of Leicester's notice of Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Cordially welcomed by Ralegh, the Frenchman expressed his deep concern to see Sir Walter under arrest. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series But Ralegh's squadron arrived first at Fayal, and, having waited three days for Essex, Ralegh at length, on the fourth day, attacked and captured Fayal by himself. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Captain of one of these "certain bands" was Walter Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The Prince delighted in the company of Ralegh, who states that he had intended the History of the World for him; and he is said to have looked over the manuscript. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography That must have been where Ralegh chiefly differed from him. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh took counsel on the matter with Captain King, a bluff, tawny-bearded seaman, who was devoted to him body and soul. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series Elizabeth invariably favoured the dangerous policy of divided command, which Ralegh in his "History of the World" cannot censure too strongly. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And there is an interesting example of this difference and of one of Ralegh's chief powers, to wit his influence over men. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z When he desired to wed he would find, Ralegh suggested, a French family alliance more honourable and advantageous than a Spanish. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography But Ralegh outwitted him by his speed and dashed with his small party through the ambuscade. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z "Could you not plead that you had but pretended to go with me to seize on my private papers?" suggested the ingenious mind of Ralegh. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series The fleet was divided into four squadrons, which were led by Essex, by the Lord Admiral, by Ralegh, and by Lord Thomas Howard. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Precisely in this way is the boy the father of the man, and Ralegh's life is a pregnant example of it. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In a less undignified shape than a scurrilous epitaph on a dishonest shepherd, the bitterness Ralegh felt was sometimes openly exhibited. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography And apart from his writing, to which he devoted specially the last years of his life, there would be much that he would have in common with young Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z They sent for him at once, and Ralegh straightly taxed him with it. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series In these words Ralegh tells how he saved England from a great disaster. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But Ralegh was no paragon of a young man continually engaged in staid discourse with his elders. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He did not disguise either his discontent at the policy of his father's favourite advisers, or his preference for ambitious projects such as Ralegh was known to cherish. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh's energy had always been conspicuous, even in those times. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh was stricken almost with remorse on his cousin's account. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series It is not known to whom he wrote this account, but it was found and printed by his grandson, Philip Ralegh, just one hundred and three years later. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But Ralegh widened in his mind the scope of the scheme, with him it expanded into something immeasurably greater. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Through it the estate had remained wholly in Ralegh. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography To Ralegh, too, the service was itself distasteful. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z One of the Irish carried a bundle of withies, and Ralegh went up to him and asked him why he carried the withies. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh gained the respect of his fellow soldiers for his genius and his bravery; even men who, like Sir Anthony Standen, were hostile to him, wrote in enthusiastic praise of his conduct. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Such were the chief figures when Ralegh came to the Court. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And though the Lady Ralegh hath been an importunate suitor all these holidays in her husband's behalf, yet it is past recall. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography And Ralegh, for all his ability, had not probably the opportunity given him of seeing things other than as isolated incidents. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It was to help quell the insurrection that Ralegh came to Ireland as captain of a company of one hundred foot-soldiers at the end of 1579, or the beginning of 1580. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Immediately on his return Ralegh busied himself in the preparation and despatch of another ship to Guiana, to keep in touch with the natives whose alliance he had on his own visit obtained. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Your treu brother "W. Ralegh" The letter shows the Queen's interest and concern—her attitude towards the gentlemen who adventured their lives for the glory of her kingdom. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Had the allegations been ever so consistent, cogent, credible, and corroborated, they proved nothing, except that Ralegh might, not would, have accepted foreign gold if it had been proffered to him. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Small wonder the memory of them once more exasperated Ralegh in his prison-room to renewed anger. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh went on that expedition, which failed to attain its object but captured sixty Hanseatic vessels, laden with victual and ammunition, which report said, were intended to provision a new Armada. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z So Ralegh wrote; he was acquainted with grief, and familiar with death in every horrid guise. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh had ridden on towards Exeter; a body of insurgents overtook him, and he was saved from being murdered only by hastening into a chapel by the road-side. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh had nothing to hope from the compiler of this wonderful medley, who was willing to buy his life by calumnies upon his friend. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Young Ralegh would accept his religion from his parents much as he accepted his sword, resolved to keep both bright and becoming a gentleman. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Into this world young Ralegh went to make his way. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh had a capacity for business which approached genius; and would have attained to genius had his imagination not run a little in advance of his power over detail. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Be that as it may, the friendship of Gascoigne and Ralegh anticipates pregnantly that friendship of his with Spenser which was of importance to the literature of the world. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He was in a garden resting his brazen lungs and his venomous temper, when his man announced that the jury had brought in Ralegh guilty of treason. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography My aim has been to make the character of Ralegh live again, and to draw a picture of the times in as lively a manner as I see it. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The little incident is typical, not so much of Ralegh, though it shows his swift vigour, as of the times. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh incloses a tabulated list in his letter, showing exactly how these levies could be raised, and the exact cost of the raising. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It is in connection with this expedition that Ralegh's name first appears in the Council Book. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z One of the many curious surprises in Ralegh's history is the manner in which a sudden change in his demeanour seemed to give the lie to the general admiration. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Nowhere were these tales more frequent or fresher than near the great sea-ports in Devonshire, where Walter Ralegh was born. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Of Ralegh's early education little is known: it is uncertain whether he was taught at home, or went to one of the Grammar Schools which Stowe records with pride existed in nearly every country town. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The whole estimated cost of training and raising came to �2163 5s. and unlike the majority of estimates, the one drawn up by Ralegh is as clear as it is concise. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z His ears were deaf to such names as Sidney, Gilbert, Champernoun, Ralegh, names which time has set at their proper value, and against which Ascham's noble primroses sink into their proper insignificance. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The real Ralegh will not cease to be honoured by all whom the sight of indomitable courage and doggedness in the accomplishment of a purpose moves. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography But Ralegh in a year was ripe for other things, and left Oxford for the wars in France. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z For the Seneschal of Imokelly, one Fitz-Edmonds, had wind of Ralegh's intention, and lay in ambush for him with eight hundred men. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Small wonder, then, that Ralegh fell into disgrace, and in 1589 he went to Ireland to attend to his Irish estates. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Gradually Lord Roche came to realize the inflexible determination of the young man; and agreed to what by Ralegh's inevitable personal strength of will became his only possible course. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In September Godolphin, High Sheriff of Cornwall, had been directed to take the musters, 'the commission of Lieutenancy granted to Sir Walter Ralegh being become void and determined.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Immediately after Cobham's outbreak, Ralegh was arrested and sent to the Tower, to await the slow, strange process of justice. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z With the King thus quickly convinced of his guilt, Ralegh knew that he had small chance of proving his innocence. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The boy took his position with intolerable seriousness: he had even challenged Ralegh to mortal combat, and it was necessary to hush the matter up that the Queen might not hear of it. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Although lodged and attended as well as in his own house, yet one afternoon, while divers of us were in the Tower examining these prisoners, Sir Walter Ralegh attempted to have murdered himself. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But before Ralegh could collect the arrears from the vintners he was arraigned. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Let me speak for my life," cried Ralegh; "it can be no hurt for him to be brought; he dares not accuse me. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z My affection to you, Sir Walter Ralegh, was not extinguished but slaked in regard of your deserts. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh immediately laid hands on a very old man, who was with him to serve as hostage, and if Ferdinando were indeed dead, to take his place as pilot. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z So Ralegh and his brave men set their sails for England. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Until May, 1613, Ralegh had to endure this man's petty spite and disciplinary pedantry. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography But sailors told Ralegh of this, and he ordered the rope to be severed. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh was better able to win a first place in the fighting-line, than in the prize list. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Essex was waiting with the fleet at Plymouth for Ralegh, who had been commissioned to find men for the expedition. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh never ceased from ardour in this great enterprise of his; nothing drove it from his mind; he was convinced of its ultimate success, believing in it as he believed in himself. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh more commonly has the credit of it. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography He encouraged Essex to pass on his proud way to disaster, using Essex to thwart the rise of Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z So when Ralegh visited the Earl's vessel to give an official account of the victory, he was surprised to meet with angry looks and the charge of a breach of the orders. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z This day being Monday Sir Robert Cecil went in coach with the Earl of Essex to his house where Sir Walter Ralegh came, and they dined there together. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh's self-control is as amazing as his address. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh is alleged to have begun to collect and arrange his matter in 1607. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography A rash word on Ralegh's part would have been his last. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Such was Ralegh's last great enterprise against Spanish power. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh always believed that the surest manner of defence against such an invasion was an immediate attack. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z She asked Ralegh to try and make Howard waive his right of precedence, but this Howard refused to do. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z For chronology, mathematics, and geography, Ralegh relied upon him. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography On July 17 he said: "The conspirators among themselves thought Sir Walter Ralegh a fit man to be of the action." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh was driven in his own carriage; he faced the mob with disdain. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But he ever bore in mind one side of Court life which he describes with vividness, remembering probably what Ralegh had told him in their first long talks together. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z After much ado he went on, and made a long repetition of all the evidence; and at the repeating of some things Sir Walter Ralegh interrupted him, and said he did him wrong. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The diction of the History establishes Ralegh's title to the praise. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Then Ralegh pulled a letter out of his pocket, which the Lord Cobham had written to him, and desired my Lord Cecil to read it because he only knew his hand. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z "Now I wonder," said Ralegh, "how many souls this man hath; he damns one in this letter: another in that." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z There is nothing to show that Ralegh was in any sympathy with their cause or with their hatred of playhouses and dancing and games. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Comments on Ralegh's fall—In the prison at Winchester—Ralegh begs mercy—His attitude explained—The King's own farce—Ralegh removed to London. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Thereupon Ralegh, stepping to his desk, took the other unprinted part of his work into his hand with a sigh, saying 'Ah, my friend, hath the first part undone thee? Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography There was a remote chance that Ralegh might obtain the money. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In either case James saw carefully to it that he should lose nothing and Ralegh everything. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Mr. Rowland Whyte records that "Sir Walter Ralegh hath been very often very private with the Earl of Essex and is the mediator of a peace between him and Sir Robert Cecil." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He swore to Sarmiento that if a hair on the head of one Spanish subject were touched, Ralegh should be sent to Madrid in chains to be hanged in Madrid's chief square. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He appeared to be afraid European opinion might imagine that Ralegh had been driven mad by merciless treatment. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography At length, at the beginning of April, Ralegh's small fleet of seven vessels weighed anchor, and sailed down the Thames. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh was once again in Ireland, where he had started his career. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Here was Ralegh, coming to report a successful and daring exploit, suddenly obliged to defend himself against a trumped-up charge. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The action witnesses Ralegh's attention to justice and to detail. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It may be inferred from an allusion by him in a letter that some of the Lords who had been interrogating him allowed their indignation at his apparent calumnies against Ralegh to be perceptible. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Nothing could deter Ralegh from his last venture. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Gondomar, the Spanish ambassador, had been active during Ralegh's absence to work his complete overthrow, but Ralegh remained some weeks at Plymouth before he knew the exact nature of the reception which awaited him. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Hereafter the policy of England was to undergo a change, and in the new scheme of things a man like Ralegh could find no place. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z "Exaggerate as much as you can Ralegh's guilt and try to get the King to make a great demonstration," wrote Philip from Madrid. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The correspondence was arranged partly through Edward Cottrell, a Tower servant who waited upon Ralegh. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Lady Ralegh was allowed to visit and stay with her husband, until she offended Waad, who had become governor, by driving into the courtyard of the Tower in her carriage. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Even when the subject comes from remote authorities on antedeluvian epochs, it is shaped and filled with perpetual life by contact with the great living personality of Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Accordingly, again at Ralegh's suggestion, who valued the Queen's happiness more highly than his personal likes and dislikes, Essex was created Earl Marshal of England, and Howard retired in his turn from Court. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh's spirit was, however, undaunted; not even habit could deaden his unconquerable vitality. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z At last Ralegh might think that Cobham had ceased to be his accuser. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh did not realize how much things had changed since his Queen ruled. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Some thought that the expedition was intended not for Guiana but for a sudden raid on Genoa; others thought that Ralegh was going to succour the Huguenots at the King's wish. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Whether or not he influenced Cecil against Ralegh is not known. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The offender is to be admonished and then fined out of his adventures, and then if no amendment be found the matter is to be reported to Ralegh himself. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Yet more absurd was the supposition that Ralegh was in the plot. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Possible successors to Elizabeth—Lord Henry Howard—Spies—Ralegh's position—The net is drawn round him—Letter of Cecil—Last illness and death of Elizabeth—Carey's ride to the North. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Lord Henry Howard stopped at nothing to poison James's mind against Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh continued to make efforts to rouse fresh interest in his colonization schemes, both in Virginia and in Guiana, but without success. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He wants James to think badly of Ralegh, and he has no reason which he can urge for this. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z With equal relevancy he cited from the depositions: 'Brooke thinketh the project for the murder of the King was infused by Ralegh into his brother's head.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography So he warns James against this: he hints that Ralegh will speak well of him only to gain some private benefit, fearing Cecil's inanity or animosity. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Lord Cobham had made several retractions of his outburst against Ralegh, both at Ralegh's instigation and on his own initiative. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh returned to Court in 1591, bringing the greatest poet who had yet come to English literature with him. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Not only was Ralegh Lord Warden of the Stannaries and Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, but he was also what Edwards calls Captain of Industry in Ireland. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z To Ralegh the whole appeared the triviality it was. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography To which Ralegh adds drily, "Many and the most of these I found to be true." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh's delay was the cause of much anxiety, and naturally there were not wanting men ready to construe that delay into treachery. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It is unlikely that their views influenced Ralegh in any way. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The attempt which Gilbert and Ralegh had made at colonization in 1578 had failed. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Cecil had written kind but cautious lines in another hand, of which Ralegh 'knew the phrase.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Such were Ralegh's chief business activities, which were the groundwork of his life, these and the duties of Captain of the Guard, which were chiefly decorative. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z For Spenser must have often teased Ralegh on that terrible restless energy which drove him from experience to experience, and from the height of enthusiasm to the depth of despair. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And now an event of some importance occurred in the life of Sir Walter Ralegh—his marriage. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Contrary winds prevented the fleet from sailing for some weeks from the western ports where they were anchored; and the Queen, disliking the delay, recalled Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh did not therefore leave off seeking it. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography But Ralegh was so pleased with the prospect which the morning light disclosed to his view, that he had rowed some forty miles farther on. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z A negro, a very proper young fellow, leapt from Ralegh's barge to swim to the shore, and in the sight of all the men, one of these lagartos ate him. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Your's ever to be commanded, "W. Ralegh" Ralegh was anxious to stop this gossip about the relations between himself and Elizabeth Throgmorton. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The Virginian enterprise did not engage all Ralegh's energy in affairs. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh, it is to be feared, was never among the mourners. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography But many private gentlemen joined the fleet in craft hastily equipped for warfare, and it would be a thing to wonder at if Ralegh was behindhand when such doings were happening. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Only it is known that the Lord High Admiral's ship was built from designs which Ralegh had matured, and that he agreed completely with the plan of the Lord High Admiral's attack. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And Ralegh, without any treachery to his wife, whom he continued to love until the end of his life, was thrown into misery by the Queen's anger. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It is interesting to know that there was divergency of opinion about the proper tactics to follow, and it would be still more interesting to know who the "malignant fools" were, to whom Ralegh refers. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But a year after Ralegh's death he boasted over his liquor to civil sneering Drummond at Hawthornden, of other 'considerable' contributions. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography That is Spenser's account—a very pretty account—of the time which he spent with Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z For Ralegh, like Sidney, the friend of Spenser's earliest youth, was a poet as well as a man of action; and though Spenser was a bigger poet than either he was not a bigger man. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But Ralegh, being deeply involved in the enterprise, did not obey her first summons. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He went with Ralegh to the Court, and both were well received. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh had studied the researches of his learned contemporaries. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh, when he was well, was roused by these dangers to grapple with them: it stirred his fighting instinct and his pride. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Meanwhile Ralegh remained in prison: and his enemies triumphed at his downfall. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Francis Sparrow and a boy, Harry Gordon, were left to learn the language till Ralegh came next year, equipped to conquer the land; and a young native was to go with them to England. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh's imprisonment occurred when he was busily engaged in fitting out expeditions against the Spaniards to command the trade-route through the Azores. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He is likely to have 'spoken the one word' about the wine licence arrears which Lady Ralegh implored. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography And when, on the eighth of September, they arrived with the capture at Dartmouth, and learned that Ralegh was in the Tower, the disorder grew perilously near to mutiny. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z About this time he began to realize that Ralegh was too impetuous, and too great to be a convenient friend. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z During the rebellion—the word can hardly be applied to such a ridiculous outburst—Ralegh sent for Sir Ferdinando Gorges at Durham House. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh and Gifford and Calfield determined to make their way to the town for food; so, leaving the majority of their men at the river's entrance, they set out. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh had no cause for rejoicing when the time arrived for his permanent establishment in the Tower. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh had no mining tools with him, nor had he come for small and immediate gain. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh is now prominent among the courtiers; he takes a leading part in the life of the Court, and the life of the Court is brilliant and occupied. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And Ralegh liked him; a strong man is often led into liking a weak man, whom he is able to render pliant to his will. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In the actual fighting Ralegh probably took no part. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Only in consequence of Turner's authoritative representations was Ralegh's chamber changed. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh accordingly gave up hope of finding passage for his ship, and decided to go on with the boats, and the gallego which he had prepared, and which held sixty men. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In the boat of Lion's Whelp and in its wherry there was room for twenty men, in Captain Calfield's wherry for ten, and in Ralegh's barge for ten more. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z We can only hope that Darcy's servant, who was evidently a constant thorn in the flesh of the orderly Lady Ralegh, was removed; no positive facts are known. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh realized their plight to the full, and the extraordinary good fortune which drew them out of it. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z There was space for Lady Ralegh, Walter, and Lady Ralegh's waiting maid. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The men complained that the work was too much for them; but they consented to pull on when Ralegh and the other captains and gentlemen offered to take each his turn at the oar. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z When he was rested, Ralegh conversed with him by means of an interpreter. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The letter discovers a side of Ralegh's life about which little has been written, but which is none the less interesting and valuable. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And as the old king talked, Ralegh marvelled to find a man of such gravity and judgment and of so good discourse that had no help of learning nor breed. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z On the abatement of the epidemic, Lady Ralegh, with the children, returned. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh owed his envied distinction in both chiefly to the reason that he always held them at their proper value. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Such things happened in the time of Walter Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Meanwhile Ralegh's new duties as Governor of Jersey were occupying his attention. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Court life, for all its brilliance and excitement, did not monopolize Ralegh's attention. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Though the language is more careless than Ralegh's, and the tone is less elevated, there is a resemblance in the diction. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography But Ralegh, in his influential position, saw a means of turning his scheme to advantage. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z They brought with them two of the natives, many skins, and pearls as big as peas, which they duly delivered to Sir Walter Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z From Basing Ralegh wrote to Lord Cobham telling him of the Queen's wish for his attendance. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z His impertinence to the Queen was distasteful to one who, like Ralegh, knew the meaning of reverence, and was able to understand greatness. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Not pledging his own judgment to the righteousness of the verdict, he remarks that 'the guilt of Ralegh was no longer doubted after the solemn asseveration of Cobham' on the scaffold. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Sir Walter Ralegh's study had fine dark wainscot, deep, projecting windows, and a richly carved oak mantelpiece, which rose to the full height of the ceiling. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Naturally there was considerable anger among the men of Ralegh's fleet, when the Earl of Cumberland's captains demanded their share of the spoils. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And Ralegh's overthrow was deliberately schemed, and quietly carried into execution. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And now Ralegh made Sherborne, in the county of Dorset, his centre, from which he transacted all the manifold business of his life. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Shelbury was Ralegh's steward, 'a man I can better entreat than know how to reward.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography His report of the fertility of the country is more glowing even than the account of Amadas and Barlow, or than Ralegh himself could have dared imagine in his brightest dreams. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh went to view the clash-mills on Roxburgh Down in person, though it was the autumn of the year, and decided against the townsmen of Plymouth. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Exactly what Ralegh did or did not do, is not known. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It existed, and Ralegh knew well that it existed. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He chose to regard Ralegh as a traitor when he was innocent. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography They write nimbly of true nobility: they describe the deterioration of an old woman's body; they ask, could a man care for such a person? and assert that all Ralegh desired was money and appointments. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z "Let them be delivered speedily that Ralegh may be gone again." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh meanwhile was in the presence of Lord Roche, who was forced to treat the intruder as a guest, and sturdily maintaining his loyalty to the Queen, ordered his servants to bring in a banquet. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But the indignity was glossed over—not for Ralegh's sake so much as to hinder unpleasant gossip about the new appointment—by increasing Ralegh's salary as Governor of Jersey by three hundred pounds per annum. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Henry was said to have extracted a promise from James of Ralegh's liberation at Christmas, 1612. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography And he said that he had never entered into these courses but by Ralegh's instigation, and that Ralegh would never let him alone. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z James in his grant stated that the post was forfeited by Sir Walter Ralegh through the grievous treason against the Crown. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh always had a greater purpose in view, and the charter was later extended by clauses giving him powers to colonize. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z This is the way in which Cecil, once Ralegh's friend, writes of it. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Sherborne happened to suit his taste, and the Ralegh family had to be ejected. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography And then did Cobham promise to Ralegh that when he had received the said money he would deliver 8000 crowns to him. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Again Ralegh pointed out that this had nothing to do with his charge, and again asked, "Good, my Lords, let my accuser come face to face and be deposed." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh embodied the greatest qualities of the great days, and survived to carry on the Elizabethan tradition when the great Elizabethans had passed away. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh naturally asked, "What infer you from this?" Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z For six and thirty years Ralegh had been before its eyes, and in its thoughts, for good or Popular Forgetfulness. evil. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh had a convincing reply, "Why did they name the Duke of Buckingham with Jack Straw's treason, and the Duke of York with Jack Cade, but that it was to countenance his treason?" Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Then Cecil explained that after his father's death Ralegh was allowed to search in the library for cosmo-graphical descriptions of the Indies. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh was captain of a ship named the Falcon, and that was in all probability his first engagement at sea. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Again he referred to his great love for Ralegh, and said he thought it a little unkindly done on Sir Walter's part to remove the book without his knowledge. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The Raleghs were an old Devonshire family, once wealthy and distinguished. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Such were Ralegh's last recorded words before the verdict was given. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The Bishop found Ralegh well settled for his conscience and resolved to die a Christian: but resolute in the assurance of his innocence. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z These were Ralegh's chiefs; and his criticism of their methods of management first brought him, as will be seen later, under the direct notice of the great Burghley. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Through the rain that was quietly falling Ralegh saw from his window on Friday morning Markham brought to the scaffold. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But the rapacious lawyers of Henry VII had discovered some occasion against Wimund Ralegh, the head of the family in their day. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh, at his window, must have wondered more than ever. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z A week after the royal farce at Winchester Ralegh was removed to London: first to the Tower, then to the Fleet, and finally to the Tower, where he remained. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh was once stationed with a troop of cavalry at Rakele under Lord Grey. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He did not consider that Ralegh bated his breath sufficiently when writing of kings, who obtained their power, in his opinion, directly from a divine source. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z On the authority of an observation of the younger Hakluyt's, that Ralegh had resided longer in France than he, the period is computed to have been not less than six years. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The first thing Ralegh did was to walk round London. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh gave full assurance, vowing to hang up in the market-place any man of his who should lay marauding hands on so much as one orange or a grape. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The Golden Hinde managed to reach the coast of England, and brought the bad news of disaster to Sir Walter Ralegh, his step-brother, and to Adrian Gilbert, his younger brother. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Four more officers died, and most of Ralegh's personal servants, so that, though he was himself suffering from a severe calenture, he was attended only by pages. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Oldys says he had searched the Registers of the Inn and they yielded no sign of a Walter Rawely or Ralegh. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The shouts of applause that greeted the unexpected finish, must have revealed the meaning of the strange scene to Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton died, the bitterest of Ralegh's enemies. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Directly these first steps were taken, a month after the charter's final signing, Ralegh despatched two captains, Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlow. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z As soon as he arrived he wrote to Lady Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z As for Ralegh's assertions in later years that he had read no law, as large a disclaimer might have been conscientiously made by many students at Inns of Court beside him. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Ralegh's squadron did not join the fleet until Essex had been ten days at Flores. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It shows Ralegh's immense and correct confidence in his judgment; and how his outlook always embraced much more than the actual event in hand, though its outline was never blurred for that reason. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z No doubt Ralegh the nephew looked up to his uncles. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But without Ralegh, who, as his subordinate, had won him fame at Cadiz and at Fayal, and warded off disaster, the enterprise of Essex in Ireland was a failure. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh and Perrot were committed by the Council to the Fleet for six days. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Probably Cecil did not need much influence to see that Ralegh was too powerful a man to be kept in a properly subordinate place, and to work his undoing. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z "I desire to understand of the Court the time of Sir Walter Ralegh's first letter, and of the Lord Cobham's accusation." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh returned from France in 1575 or 1576; and there are three years of his life—important years, from the age of twenty-three to twenty-six—which contain little or no record of his doings. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z When he had finished Ralegh rose to make his last claim on justice. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Naunton's tale, too, is supported by evidence from the Hatfield and the Irish State papers of Ralegh's disposition to form and push Irish plans of his own, and of Grey's keen jealousy of the habit. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography He was well known to be friendly to Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z They knew that such was the King's will: and Ralegh's condemnation had become the King's will owing to the astute management of Cecil. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But Ralegh was not content with the perils and excitement of active service. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Old Aubrey's gossip bears the stamp of truth; it is so characteristic of James, that he should have met the great Ralegh with a pun upon his name—"I have heard but rawly of thee." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Amongst all the subtle solutions of the mystery of Ralegh's leap into prominence, Fuller's well-worn story, which is now Scott's, commends itself for comparative simplicity. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Naturally the first man to suffer was Ralegh himself. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh's loss was directly due to Cecil, to whom James had given the disposal of the office, and who gained new favour with James by electing a Scotchman. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In this excellent display of the superficial side of life—the very panoply of existence—Ralegh by his wit and by his bearing was conspicuous. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z For seven weeks Ralegh enjoyed the added emolument. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The opportunity might easily have occurred; and Ralegh was of an eagerness and an adroitness not to have let it slip. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The carefully planned toils were closing round Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And there is probably no instance in history where its abuse is more conspicuous than in the treatment of Ralegh. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Old Ralegh, remembering the terrible reaction during Mary's reign, would be specially punctilious in such matters; and fathers then were not lenient to their children. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But Ralegh was not to be inveigled into losing his presence of mind by Coke's insults, as Coke, of course, knowing Ralegh's temperament, intended him to do. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh again was of the company sent to introduce the Duke to the Queen's allies. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography When one tired or stumbled, another was prompt to take his place; but always Ralegh remained alert and ready and steadfast—alone. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z And then, when the time came, he showed his zeal for the King by delivering Ralegh into his power. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh was a man whose nature always was "to turn necessity to glorious gain." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z His known intimacy with Ralegh, upon which he took every opportunity of harping at the trial and elsewhere, would lend bright colour to his loyalty to the King. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Ralegh had reason to believe that he had not his fair share of profits. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography |
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