5167. Sir Walter Scott. 1771-1832. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	5167
AUTHOR:	Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
QUOTATION:	Bluid is thicker than water. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	Guy Mannering. Chap. xxxviii.
WORKS:	Sir Walter Scott Collection.

Note 1.
This proverb, so frequently ascribed to Scott, is a common proverb of the seventeenth century. It is found in Ray and other collections of proverbs. [back]

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