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The stag at eve had drunk his fill, Where danced the moon on Monan’s rill, And deep his midnight lair had made In lone Glenartney’s hazel shade.

The Lady of the Lake [1810], canto I, st. 1

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!

Marmion, VI, introduction, st. 17

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O Woman! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Marmion, VI, st. 30

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To beard the lion in his den, The Douglas in his hall?

Marmion, VI, introduction, st. 14

2

Heap on more wood!—the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.

Marmion, VI, introduction, st. 1

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For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.

Marmion, V, st. 12 [Lochinvar, st. 2]

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With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.

Marmion, V, st. 12 [Lochinvar, st. 5]

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So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.

Marmion, V, st. 12 [Lochinvar, st. 1]

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Oh, young Lochinvar is come out of the West, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best.

Marmion, V, st. 12 [Lochinvar, st. 1]

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But search the land of living men, Where wilt thou find their like again?

Marmion, I, introduction, st. 11

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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.