John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5121 Sir Walter Sott 1771-1832 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5121 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
| QUOTATION: | Call it not vain: they do not err Who say that when the poet dies Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lay of the Last Minstrel. Canto v. Stanza 1. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |