Source: The Complete Novels of Sir Walter Scott: Waverly, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Old Mortality, The Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Heart of Midlothian and many more (Illustrated): The Betrothed, The Talisman, Black Dwarf, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, Peveril of the Peak, A Legend of Montrose, The Fortunes of Nigel, Tales from Benedictine Sources…
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“But woe awaits a country when She sees the tears of bearded men.”
Source: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
“Where, where was Roderick then? One blast upon his bugle horn Were worth a thousand men.”
Source: The Lady of the Lake: A Poem
Source: The Complete Novels of Sir Walter Scott: Waverly, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Old Mortality, The Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Heart of Midlothian and many more (Illustrated): The Betrothed, The Talisman, Black Dwarf, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, Peveril of the Peak, A Legend of Montrose, The Fortunes of Nigel, Tales from Benedictine Sources…
“Still are the thoughts to memory dear.”
Source: Poetical works
“And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.”
Source: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
“Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.”
“In man's most dark extremity Oft succour dawns from Heaven.”
Source: The Poetical Works of Walter Scott: Complete in One Volume with All His Introductions and Notes Also Various Readings and the Editor's Notes
“Woman's faith and woman's trust, Write the characters in dust.”
Source: The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott
Source: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
“Mankind — the race would perish did they cease to aid each other.”
“There is a southern proverb - fine words butter no parsnips.”
Source: The Waverley Novels: The bride of Lammermoor. A legend of Montrose. Ivanhoe
“"Charge, Chester, charge! on, Stanley, on!" Were the last words of Marmion.”
Source: Marmion: With All the Copyright Introductions, Notes, and Readings
“What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.”
“True love's the gift which God has given to man alone beneath the heaven.”
Source: The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations
Source: The Letters of Sir Walter Scott ...: 1815-1817
“Stood for his country's glory fast, And nailed her colors to the mast!”
Source: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
“Covetousness bursts the sack and spills the grain.”
Source: The Works of Walter Scott, Esq
Source: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
Source: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart
Source: Life of Sir Walter Scott, bart
“Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble.”
Source: The Novels of Walter Scott: With All His Introd. and Notes
“Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?”
Source: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Comprising Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border ...
“I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!”
Source: The Waverly Novels: 26 Books in One Volume – Complete Collection: Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Waverly, Old Mortality, The Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Heart of Midlothian, The Betrothed, The Talisman, Black Dwarf, The Monastery, Kenilworth, Legend of Montrose