Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, considered the father of both the regional and the historical novel, was born in Edinburgh and spent most of his childhood with his grandparents on their farm in the Scottish Border country, just

Proud Maisie

by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)

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Proud Maisie is in the wood,

Walking so early;

Sweet Robin sits on the bush,

Singing so rarely.

"Tell me, thou bonny bird,

When shall I marry me?"

"When six braw gentlemen

Kirkward shall carry ye."

"Who makes the bridal bed,

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