The Boyhood of Raleigh, 1871

    Caption: "The Boyhood of Raleigh" with Raleigh listening to storytelling about the sea told by an ancient mariner.

    Sir Walter Raleigh (circa 1554--1618), Elizabethan soldier, sailor, explorer, colonizer, statesman, courtier, royal favourite, knight, historian, and poet:

      Give me my scallop-shell of quiet,
      My staff of faith to walk upon,
      My scrip of joy, immortal diet,
      My bottle of salvation,
      My gown of glory, hope's true gage;
      And thus I'll take my pilgrimage.

        ----Sir Walter Raleigh (circa 1554--1618) from His Pilgrimage.

    Permission: Public domain at least in USA. Credit/Permission: John Millais (1829--1896), 1871 (uploaded to Wikipedia by User:Mattis, 2009) / Public domain.
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