Sir Walter Raleigh

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    “And they be these: the wood, the weed, the wag.
    The wood is that which makes the gallow tree;
    The weed is that which strings the hangman’s bag;”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)

    “O Lord! thou knowest how busy I must be this day: if I forget thee, do not thou forget me.”
    —Jacob, Sir Astley (1579–1652)

    “And when I’m introduced to one
    I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1861–1922)