"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect." Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish novelist, poet. Guy Mannering, ch. 37 (1815). |
"The priest and bridegroom wait the bride
And dame and knight are there.
They sought her baith by bower and ha
The ladie was not seen!
She's o'er the Border and awa'
Wi' Jock of Hazeldean." Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish novelist, poet. Jock of Hazeldean (l. 27-32). . .
Norton Anthology of English Literature, The, Vols. I-II. M. H. Abrams, general ed. (5th ed., 1986) W. W. Norton & Company. |
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