Besides being: the bearer of a much revered name Sir Walter Raleigh, whose death has just been announced, was a, litterateur of supreme distinction. During nearly the whole of the past two decades, he was one of the most distinguished of Oxford's famous dons—one who really added something tangible to the academic glory of its ancient halls, his name and fame extending far beyond their precincts. Professor Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the most humane of preceptors, one whose methods were as sane as his judgement was sound; and he was also a recognized authority' in certain branches of the vast domain embraced in the term "English literature." Many years ago, Sir Walter Raleigh was already celebrated for several publications, notably for his volume on "Style" and, later, for his monograph on_ Shakespeare, in which he treated his great subject to the admiration of Shakespearean students the world over. The Joss of Professor Sir Walter Raleigh is a loss not only to Oxford, but to all interested in the realms of English literature.
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