James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose Quotes

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. From 1644 to 1646, and again in 1650, he fought in the civil war in Scotland on behalf of the King and is generally referred to in Scotland as simply "the Great Montrose".

His spectacular victories, which took his opponents by surprise, are remembered in military history for their tactical brilliance.

✵ 25. October 1612 – 21. May 1650

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James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose Quotes

“He either fears his fate too much,
Or his deserts are small,
That dares not put it to the touch
To gain or lose it all.”

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

My Dear and only Love. Compare: "That puts it not unto the touch/ To win or lose it all", Sir W. F. P. Napier, Montrose and the Covenanters, vol. ii. p. 566.

Fate , Fear

“I ’ll make thee glorious by my pen,
And famous by my sword.”

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

My Dear and only Love. Compare: "I ’ll make thee famous by my pen, And glorious by my sword", Sir Walter Scott, Legend of Montrose, chap. xv.