瓦爾特·司各特(1771–1832)，蘇格蘭歷史小說作家、劇作家和詩人

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吹，號角頻吹韻律飛，人生美，充實閃光輝！

吹，宣告塵寰欲壑悲，英名美，瞬刻耀天陲！

Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet

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Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
To all the sensual world proclaim,
One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.