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Walter Scott - The Heart of Midlothian (1818)

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Jock, when ye hae naething else to do, ye may be ay sticking in a tree; it will be growing, Jock, when ye're sleeping.

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When we had a king, and a chancellor, and parliament-men o' our ain, we could aye peeble them wi' stanes when they werena gude bairns - But naebody's nails can reach the length o' Lunnon.

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Revenge is the sweetest morsel to the mouth, that ever was cooked in hell.

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Walter Scott

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Born: August 15, 1771
Died: September 21, 1832 (aged 61)
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