5183. Sir Walter Scott. 1771-1832. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


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]

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