“T is an old tale and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read, in story old,
Of maiden true betray'd for gold,
That loved, or was avenged, like me.”

Canto II, stanza 27.
Marmion (1808)

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Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet 1771–1832

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