Sir Walter Scott

Some feelings are to mortals given,
With less of earth in them than heaven.

Some feelings are to mortals given,
With less of earth in them than heaven.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

High minds, of native pride and force,
Most deeply feel thy pangs, Remorse;
Fear, for their scourge, read more

High minds, of native pride and force,
Most deeply feel thy pangs, Remorse;
Fear, for their scourge, means villains have,
Thou art the torturer of the brave!

It [true love] is the secret sympathy,
The silver link, the silken tie,
Which heart to heart, read more

It [true love] is the secret sympathy,
The silver link, the silken tie,
Which heart to heart, and mind to mind
In body and in soul can bind.

He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.

He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.