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ON THE SNUFF OF A CANDLE, THE NIGHT BEFORE HE DIED by WALTER RALEIGH

Poem Explanation

First Line: COWARDS FEAR TO DIE, BUT COURAGE STOUT
Last Line: RATHER THAN LIVE IN SNUFF, WILL BE PUT OUT.
Subject(s): COURAGE; VALOR; BRAVERY;
Cowards fear to Die, but Courage stout,
Rather than Live in Snuff, will be put out.



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