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The Talisman

The Talisman
Walter Scott

The Talisman is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was published in 1825 as the second of his Tales of the Crusaders, the first being The Betrothed.

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“The playbill, which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out.”

Walter Scott book The Talisman

The Talisman (1825), Introduction.

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“Rouse the lion from his lair.”

Walter Scott book The Talisman

The Talisman (1825), Heading, Ch. 6.

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“Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.”

Walter Scott book The Talisman

The Talisman (1825), Ch. 24.

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