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Excerpt from The White Doe the Fate of Virginia Dare: An Indian Legend In studying the past, deeds come to be estimated more with reference to their ultimate results and as factors in universal progress, and less as personal efforts just as more and more the personal merges into the universal in all lines of endeavor. Viewed in this light of ultimate results an imperishable and increased lustre envelops the name of Sir Walter Raleigh as the pioneer and faithful promoter of English colonization in America. The recognition of his services by the people who reap the reward of his labors has ever been too meagre. A por trait here and there, the name of the capital city in a State, a mention among other explorers on a tablet in the National Library, the name of a battle ship, and a few pages in history, help to remind us of his association with this nation. Perhaps a few may recognize his personal colors - red and white in the binding in this book, and his Coat of Arms in the heraldic device which ornaments the cover, and which are mentioned lest we forget one we should honor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.