Walter Scott Quotes


Where shall the lover rest,
Whom the fates sever
From his true maiden's breast,
Parted for ever?
Where, through groves deep and high,
Sounds the far billow,
Where early violets die,
Under the willow.


Citations

Scott, Walter. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field. Archibald Constable and Company, 1808.

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Walter Scott
Walter Scott
  • Born: August 15, 1771
  • Died: September 21, 1832
  • Nationality: Scottish
  • Profession: Novelist

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSA Scot was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright, and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and Scottish literature. Famous titles include The Lady of the Lake (narrative poem) and the novels Waverley, Old Mortality (or The Tale of Old Mortality), Rob Roy, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, The Bride of Lammermoor, and Ivanhoe.