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Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)

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  • The Lay of the Last Minstrel (external link)
  • The Lady of the Lake (external link)



Answer

Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
To all the sensual world proclaim,
One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.

The Lay of the Last Minstrel

The Lady of the Lake

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