“ I have heard men talk of the blessings of freedom . . . but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it. ”
Walter Scott, Ivanhoe (1820). copy citation
| Author | Walter Scott |
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| Source | Ivanhoe |
| Topic | wisdom freedom use |
| Date | 1820 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/82/82-h/82-h.htm |
Context
“Finding himself overpowered, the Jester at length threw himself from his horse, plunged into the thicket, and, favoured by the general confusion, escaped from the scene of action. Yet the valiant Jester, as soon as he found himself safe, hesitated more than once whether he should not turn back and share the captivity of a master to whom he was sincerely attached.
«I have heard men talk of the blessings of freedom,» he said to himself, «but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.»
As he pronounced these words aloud, a voice very near him called out in a low and cautious tone, «Wamba!» and, at the same time, a dog, which he recognised to be Fangs, jumped up and fawned upon him.” source
«I have heard men talk of the blessings of freedom,» he said to himself, «but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.»
As he pronounced these words aloud, a voice very near him called out in a low and cautious tone, «Wamba!» and, at the same time, a dog, which he recognised to be Fangs, jumped up and fawned upon him.” source
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