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In peace, Love tunes the shepherd’s reed;

The New Yale Book of Quotations

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O! many a shaft, at random sent / Finds mark the archer little meant!
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Ne’er / Was flattery lost on poet’s ear; / A simple race! they waste their toil / For the vain tribute of a smile.
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True love’s the gift which God has given / To man alone beneath the heaven.
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Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, / And men below, and saints above; / For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, / Who never to himself hath said, / This is my own, my native land! *
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How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child’s board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.
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Too much rest is rust.

The Betrothed

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He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit.
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Sir Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. From an early age, he showed a great interest in Scottish history and popular ballads. After studying law, he became a lawyer, but his passion for writing soon took over. His literary career took off with the publication of poems such as "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" and "Marmion". However, it was with the novel "Waverley" that Scott inaugurated the historical novel genre, followed by masterpieces such as "Ivanhoe", "Rob Roy", and "Kenilworth". His novels are known for their detailed reconstruction of historical periods, memorable characters, and engaging plots. Scott also served as a lawyer and administrator, and was a collector of Scottish antiquities. He played a significant role in the recovery and preservation of the Scottish Crown Jewels. Scott passed away in Abbotsford, Scotland, in 1832, leaving a vast and influential literary legacy.