Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSEwas a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth15 August 1771
halloween imagination mind
A thousand fearful images and dire suggestions glance along the mind when it is moody and discontented with itself. Command them to stand and show themselves, and you presently assert the power of reason over imagination.
friendship true-friend clouds
When true friends meet in adverse hour; 'Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.
law broken commandments
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
heaven feelings earth
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
time fate drs
"Lambe them, lads! lambe them!" a cant phrase of the time derived from the fate of Dr. Lambe, an astrologer and quack, who was knocked on the head by the rabble in Charles the First's time.
sympathy death grief
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
names tyrants nurse
Chivalry!---why, maiden, she is the nurse of pure and high affection---the stay of the oppressed, the redresser of grievances, the curb of the power of the tyrant ---Nobility were but an empty name without her, and liberty finds the best protection in her lance and her sword.
inspirational soul dare
The will to do, the soul to dare.
wise men blessing
I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom," he said to himself, "but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.
heart tears my-heart
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
herbs
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon
energy purpose wonderful
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
goodnight good-night dream
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
horse men rooms
Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men; Come open the West Port, and let me gang free, And it's room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee!