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Sir Walter Raleigh

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He that doth not as other men do, but endeavoureth that which ought to be done, shall thereby rather incur peril than preservation; for whoso laboureth to be sincerely perfect and good shall necessarily perish, living among men that are generally evil.
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Chapter 25.

 
Sir Walter Raleigh

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