John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5183 Sir Walter Sott 1771-1832 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5183 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
| QUOTATION: | What can they see in the longest kingly line in Europe, save that it runs back to a successful soldier? 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Woodstock. Chap. xxxvii. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |
| Note 1. Le premier qui fut roi, fut un soldat heureux; Qui sert bien son pays, n’a pas besoin d’aïeux (The first who was king was a successful soldier. He who serves well his country has no need of ancestors).—Francis M. Voltaire: Merope, act i. sc. 3. [back] |