| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 5132 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (17711832) |
| QUOTATION: | Lightly from fair to fair he flew, And loved to plead, lament, and sue; Suit lightly won, and short-lived pain, For monarchs seldom sigh in vain. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Marmion. Canto v. Stanza 9. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |
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