Thus fell Sir Walter Raleigh in the 66th year of his age, a sacrifice to a contemptible administration, and the resentment of a mean prince: A man of so great abilities, that neither that nor the preceding reign produced his equal. His character was a combination of almost every eminent quality; he was the soldier, statesmen, and scholar united, and had he lived with the heroes of antiquity, he would have made a just parallel to Cæsar, and Xenophon, like them being equal master of the sword and the pen. One circumstance must not be omitted, which in a life so full of action as his, is somewhat extraordinary, viz. that whether he was on board his ships upon important and arduous expeditions, busy in court transactions, or pursuing schemes of pleasure, he never failed to dedicate at least four hours every day to study, by which he became so much master of all knowledge, and was enabled, as a poet beautifully expresses it, to enrich the world with his prison-hours[13]. As the sentence of Raleigh blackens but his King, so his memory will be ever dear to the lovers of learning, and of their country: and tho' he makes not a very great figure as a poet, having business of greater importance continually upon his hands; yet it would have been an unpardonable negligence to omit him, as he does honour to the list, and deserves all the encomiums an honest mind can give, or the most masterly pen bestow; and it were to be wished some man of eminent talents, whose genius is turned to biography, (of such at present we are not destitute) would undertake the life of this hero, and by mixing pleasing and natural reflexions with the incidents, as they occur, not a little instruct and delight his countrymen; as Raleigh's life is the amplest field for such an attempt to succeed in. His works are, Orders to be observed by the commanders of the fleets and land companies, under the conduct of Sir Walter Raleigh, bound for the South parts of America, given at Plymouth 3d May 1617. The Dutiful Advice of a Loving Son to his Aged Father. A Brief Relation of Sir Walter Raleigh's Troubles; with the taking away the lands and castle of Sherburn from him and his heirs, which were granted to the Earl of Bristol. Maxims of State. The Prerogatives of Parliament. The Cabinet Council; containing the Arts of Empires and Mysteries of State. A Discourse touching a Marriage between Prince Henry of England, and a Daughter of Savoy. A Discourse touching a War with Spain, and of the Protesting the Netherlands. A Discourse of the original and Fundamental Cause of natural, arbitrary, necessary, and unnatural War. A Discourse of the inventions of Ships, Anchors, and Compass, Observations concerning the Royal Navy, and Sea service. To Prince Henry. Observations touching Trade and Commerce with the Hollanders and other Nations. A Voyage for the Discovery of Guiana. An Apology for the Voyage to Guiana. A Letter to Lord Carew touching Guiana.