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POEM LYRICS OF LOCHINVAR (fragment)

I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied;
Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide-
And now am I come, with this lost love of mine,
To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine.
There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far,
That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.

The bride kissed the goblet; the knight took it up,
He quaffed off the wine, and he threw down the cup,
She looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh,
With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eye.
He took her soft hand ere her mother could bar,-
Now tread we a measure!' said young Lochinvar.

Novelista, poeta y editor escocés. Scottish poet and editor.
Nació en 1771 en Edimburgo, Escocia. Walter Scott was born in Scotland in 1771.
Estudió Leyes en su ciudad natal y fue traductor, editor, He studied laws in his home town and worked as a
crítico abogado y Canciller del Tribunal Supremo de translator, editor, critic, lawyer and justice-clerk of the
Edimburgo. Supreme Court of Edinburgh.
En 1797 se casó con Charlotte Charpentier. Walter Scott married Charlotte Charpentier in 1797.
Falleció en 1832 en Abbotsford, Escocia. He took great interest in legends and Scotland history
Desde niño tuvo gran interés por las leyendas y la historia since he was a child, which would be reflected in his
de Escocia que incorporaría a sus poemas y novelas. poems and novels.
Su primer poema importante fue El canto del último juglar His first important poem was The Chant of the last
y después escribió Marmion, La dama del lago, Rokeby y Jongleur, and later he wrote Marmion, The Lady of
70 El señor de las islas. the Lake, Rokeby and The Lord of the Isles.
Escribió numerosas novelas, entre las que destacan:
Scott wrote a number of novels, among them
Rob Roy, La novia de Lamermoor, Ivanhoe, Kenilworth, Rob Roy, The Bride of Lammermoor, Ivanhoe,
Quentin Durward… Kenilworth, Quentin Durward…